cockatoo
/ˌkɒkəˈtuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːkətuː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkä-kə-ˌtü/ (ame, mw)
cockatoo — noun
- cockatoosingular
- cockatoosplural
1. a large white or light-coloured parrot native to Australia and nearby islands, e
a large white or light-coloured parrot native to Australia and nearby islands, easily recognised by the curved beak and the fan of feathers that rises from the top of its head
Amara laughed as the cockatoo on her shoulder bobbed its yellow crest up and down.
crest + bob up and down
A wild sulphur-crested cockatoo landed on the railing and screeched at Kenji's dog.
sulphur-crested cockatoo (common variety)
Naledi watched a pink cockatoo crack a hard nut with its curved beak.
Santiago's uncle keeps an old white cockatoo that can say hello in three languages.
There was a noisy cockatoo in the tree behind Anjali's kitchen every morning.
- parrot
a much broader term covering over 350 species worldwide; a cockatoo is a specific type of parrot with a crest