cockatoo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Malay kakaktuabor. Dutch kaketoebor. English cockatoo Borrowed from Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua. Spelling influenced by cock.
Meanings
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A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
We saw some cockatoos in the aviary.
- (obsolete, slang) A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cockatoos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Leadbeater's cockatoo · cockatoo parrot · pink and grey cockatoo · cockatoo apple · cockey · sulfur-crested cockatoo · umbrella cockatoo · glossy black cockatoo · roseate cockatoo · sulphur-crested cockatoo · sulphur cockatoo · sulfur cockatoo · gang-gang cockatoo · cockie · cockatoo farmer · black cockatoo · Major Mitchell's cockatoo · red-tailed black cockatoo · Goffin's cockatoo · bare-eyed cockatoo · cockatoo grass · blood-stained cockatoo · casuarina cockatoo · pink cockatoo · rose-breasted cockatoo · palm cockatoo · yellow-tailed black cockatoo · yellow-crested cockatoo · white cockatoo
Descendants
Relateds
cockatiel · Psittacidae · galah · corella
Synonyms
Translations (52)
bn কাকাতুয়া (a bird) · ca cacatua (a bird) · hi काकातुआ (a bird) · hu kakadu (a bird) · vo kakad (a bird) · id kakatua (a bird) · nb kakadue (a bird) · tr kakadu (a bird) · fr cacatoès (a bird) · mi kokatu (a bird) · he קקדו (a bird) · el κακατόης (a bird) · de Kakadu (a bird) · ro cacadu (a bird) · gl cacatúa (a bird) · bg какаду (a bird) · mk какаду (a bird) · nn kakadu (a bird) · mtf kakrep (a bird) · pl kakadu (a bird) · fi kakadu (a bird) · ms burung kakaktua (a bird) · cmn 鳳頭鸚鵡 /凤头鹦鹉 (a bird) · pt cacatua (a bird) · ru какаду́ (a bird) · it cacatua (a bird) · tl kalangay (a bird) · eo kakatuo (a bird) · pt catatua (a bird) · th กระตั้ว (a bird) · jv jakatuwa (a bird) · cy cocatŵ (a bird) · da kakadue (a bird) · vo töpapapag (a bird) · sm kakato (a bird) · hi काकतुआ (a bird) · es cacatúa (a bird) · id burung kakaktua (a bird) · sv kakadua (a bird) · th นกกระตั้ว (a bird) · mi koketu (a bird) · ga cocatú (a bird) · ja 鸚鵡 (a bird) · nl kaketoe (a bird) · id burung kakatua (a bird) · yue 鳳頭鸚鵡 /凤头鹦鹉 (a bird) · cs kakadu (a bird) · tpi koki (a bird) · my ကတ္တဝါ (a bird) · ms kakaktua (a bird) · nn kakadue (a bird) · nb kakadu (a bird)