Cockatoo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cockatoo \Cock`a*too"\ (k[o^]k`[.a]*t[=oo]"), n. [Malayan
     kakat[=u]a.] (Zool.)
     A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily {Cacatuin[ae]},
     having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head
     ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at
     will. There are several genera and many species; as the


     {broad-crested cockatoo} ({Plictolophus cristatus} or
     {Cacatua cristatus}), the sulphur-crested ({Cacatua galerita}
     or {Plictolophus galeritus}), etc. The {palm cockatoo} or
     {great black cockatoo} of Australia is {Probosciger
     aterrimus} (formerly {Microglossus aterrimus}).
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cockatoo
       n : white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian
           region; often kept as cage birds