cockatoonoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒk.əˈtuː/us/ˈkɑː.kə.tuː/plural cockatoos or cockatooan Australian bird with a decorative crest (= growth of feathers) on its head and a powerful beak
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Birds commonly kept as pets
- budgie
- canary
- galah
- homing pigeon
- Indian mynah
- lorikeet
- macaw
- mynah
- parakeet
- parrot
- pigeon
- racing pigeon
- rosella
- sulphur-crested cockatoo
Examples from literature
- Flights of cockatoos stream out, shrieking like evil souls.
- The conversation was interrupted by the screeching of a cockatoo on a stand in the back of the cabin.
- These quills were firmly fastened to the ends of the arrows, and their flight was guided by feathering them with the cockatoo's feathers.
- Two kangaroos, some wallabies, and pink and sulphur-crested white cockatoos were seen near the river.
- We saw here a number of new parrots, the black cockatoo, and numerous other birds.