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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Arara \A*ra"ra\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia
({Microglossus aterrimus).
[1913 Webster] ||
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cockatoo \Cock`a*too"\ (k[o^]k`[.a]*t[=oo]"), n. [Malayan
kakat[=u]a.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuin[ae],
having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head
ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at
will. There are several genera and many species; as the
broad-crested+cockatoo+({Plictolophus+cristatus" rel="nofollow">broad-crested cockatoo ({Plictolophus cristatus or
Cacatua+cristatus),+the+sulphur-crested+({Cacatua+galerita" rel="nofollow">Cacatua cristatus), the sulphur-crested ({Cacatua galerita
or Plictolophus galeritus), etc. The palm cockatoo or
great black cockatoo of Australia is Probosciger
aterrimus (formerly Microglossus aterrimus).
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Arara \A*ra"ra\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia
({Microglossus aterrimus).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Cockatoo \Cock`a*too\, n. [Malayan kakat[=u]a.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuin[ae],
having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head
ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at
will. There are several genera and many species; as the
broad-crested ({Plictolophus, or Cacatua, cristatus), the
sulphur-crested ({P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great
black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.
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