COCKATOO

Cockatoo

A cockatoo is any of the 21 species belonging to the bird family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea and the Strigopoidea, they make up the order Psittaciformes . The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. The name cockatoo originated from the Indonesian name for these birds, kakatua .

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cockatoo

Noun

  1. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
  2. A lookout posted during a two-up game.


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