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cockatoo
noun
cock·a·too
ˈkä-kə-ˌtü 
plural cockatoos
: any of various large noisy chiefly Australasian crested parrots (family Cacatuidae and especially genus Cacatua)
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The collection, designed by global creative director Giovanna Engelbert, is the second collaboration with the porcelain specialist and features tropical birds such as cockatoos, royal flycatchers and citrus fruits in porcelain.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
That goes for any of the more than 300 types of parrot, which includes parakeets, cockatoos, macaws and others.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The Moluccan cockatoo, which is mostly white except for the coral feathers in its crest, is endemic to the Moluccas, islands off the east coast of Indonesia that are also home to some species of birds of paradise.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
After constructing the rabbit, kids can take it apart and build it into a cockatoo or a seal.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2024
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
That goes for any of the more than 300 types of parrot, which includes parakeets, cockatoos, macaws and others.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The Moluccan cockatoo, which is mostly white except for the coral feathers in its crest, is endemic to the Moluccas, islands off the east coast of Indonesia that are also home to some species of birds of paradise.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
After constructing the rabbit, kids can take it apart and build it into a cockatoo or a seal.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Cockatoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockatoo. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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cockatoo
noun
cock·a·too
ˈkäk-ə-ˌtü
plural cockatoos
: any of various large noisy usually showy chiefly Australasian parrots that have a bunch of feathers on the head
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