cockatoo
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name
- A town in the Shire of Cardinia, central eastern Victoria, Australia
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Malay kakaktuabor. Dutch kaketoebor. English cockatoo Borrowed from Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua. Spelling influenced by cock.
- A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
“We saw some cockatoos in the aviary.”
- A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.