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[syn: sulphur-crested cockatoo, Kakatoe galerita, Cacatua galerita]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cacatua galerita
n 1: white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest [syn: sulphur-
crested cockatoo, Kakatoe galerita, Cacatua galerita]