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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]