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(n.) A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, 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, / Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cockatoo'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cockatoo.html. 1828.
 
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