Word
Cockatoo
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
cock-a-too
Definition
- n. - A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae,
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 (Plictolophus, /
Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm
or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.
- noun - White or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
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