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cockatoo

noun
🔊/ˌkɒkəˈtuː/
🔊/ˈkɑːkətuː/
(plural cockatoos)
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  1. an Australian bird of the parrot family, with a large row of feathers (called a crest) standing up on its head凤头鹦鹉，葵花鹦鹉（见于澳大利亚）Topics Birdsc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakatua, the spelling influenced by cock.