noun
a genus of Psittacidae
• Syn: ↑genus Kakatoe, ↑Cacatua, ↑genus Cacatua
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacidae, ↑family Psittacidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑cockatoo
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\\ˌkakəˈtō(ˌ)ē\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of moderately large to very large parrots that are widely distributed in the Australasian area, are usually predominantly white, and include numerous widely known cockatoos (as the pink cockatoo and the sulphur-crested cockatoo)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.