cockatoo

Significat (Anglès)

1. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
2. (obsolete, slang) A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.

Conceptes

cacatua

cotorra

Sinònims

black

cocky

parrakeet

parrot

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parrots

pliers

white

sulphur-crested cockatoo

cacatuina

cacatuinae

white cockatoo

corella

Traduccions

cacatúa

cacatoès

Kakadu

kaketoe

cacatua

cacatuinae

cacatoa

cacatuidae

cacatua

kakadu

kaketoes

Cacatuidae

catatua

κακατόης

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua, kakatua. Spelling influenced by cock.