cockatoo (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *cockatoo*:
NOUN	animal	cockatoo	white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region

cockatoo > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'kahtuw.
Rhymes	Bantu ... Vanuatu: 14 rhymes with tuw...

English > *cockatoo*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds.
Member of	Kakatoe, genus Kakatoe, Cacatua, genus Cacatua	A genus of Psittacidae
Narrower	pink cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri	white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage
Narrower	sulphur-crested cockatoo, Kakatoe galerita, Cacatua galerita	white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest
Broader	parrot	usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
Spanish	cacatúa, cacatuidae
Catalan	cotorra

HyperDic: cockatoo