Definition of Cocketoo
Cock`a*too" (k&obreve;k`&adot;*t&oomac;"),
n. [Malayan kakatūa.]
(Zoöl.) A bird of the Parrot family, of the
subfamily Cacatuinæ, 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- (Slang / Obsolete): A lookout posted during a two-up game.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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