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cockatoo

noun

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Wiktionary

name

  1. 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.

  1. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.

    We saw some cockatoos in the aviary.

  2. A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.
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