Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of parrots, of the family Psittacidæ and subfamily Cacatuinæ, containing the typical cockatoos.
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- noun a genus of Psittacidae
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You certainly belong to the ancient and honorable race which is called in Latin cacatua, in the language of the learned kakatoës, and in the vulgar tongue cockatoo.
Chapter IV 1917
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