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cockatoo
[ kok-uh-too, kok-uh-too ]
noun
, plural cock·a·toos.
- any of numerous large, noisy, crested parrots of the genera Cacatua, Callocephalon, Calyptorhynchus, etc., of the Australasian region, having chiefly white plumage tinged with yellow, pink, or red: popular as a pet.
- Australian.
- a person who owns and works a small farm or ranch.
- Slang. a lookout posted by criminals or the operators of illegal gambling games.
cockatoo
/ ˌkɒkəˈtuː; ˈkɒkəˌtuː /
noun
- any of various parrots of the genus Kakatoe and related genera, such as K. galerita ( sulphur-crested cockatoo ), of Australia and New Guinea. They have an erectile crest and most of them are light-coloured
- a small farmer or settler
- informal.a lookout during some illegal activity
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cockatoo1
C17: from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakatua
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Example Sentences
The doves were cooing and fluttering in the cornices and the cockatoo was preening his lemon colored topknot.
From Project Gutenberg
And we had pets; I remember I once caught a live cockatoo, and trained him to help me in my hunting expeditions.
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Sentinel Cockatoo, however, was caught napping, and the garrison of the bower had to run for it.
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This is about the size of the great white cockatoo; the length twenty-two inches.
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I wish she had not thrust herself in,” said Bessie, “to prevent me from getting on with the child over the cockatoo.
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