COCKATOO


Meaning of COCKATOO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-kə-ˌtü ]

noun

( plural -toos )

Etymology: Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakatua

Date: 1634

: any of various large noisy chiefly Australasian crested parrots (family Cacatuidae and especially genus Cacatua )

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