ˌkakəˈtō(ˌ)ē noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps modification of Dutch kaketoe cockatoo — more at cockatoo
: a genus of moderately large to very large parrots that are widely distributed in the Australasian area, are usually predominantly white, and include numerous widely known cockatoos (as the pink cockatoo and the sulphur-crested cockatoo)