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cockatoo
noun
cock·a·too
ˈkä-kə-ˌtü 
plural cockatoos
: any of various large noisy chiefly Australasian crested parrots (family Cacatuidae and especially genus Cacatua)
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Their Hickory Hill estate in McLean, Va. was a rotating roster of secretaries of state, film stars and celebrities along with snakes, ponies, horses, hamsters, homing pigeons, ducks, geese, cockatoos and a huge turtle.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
Then there's a fennec fox, a skunk, four prairie dogs, a ton of parrots, hornbills, toucans, cockatoos and a bunch of tortoises.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
This might not seem unusual to cockatoo novices, but Crowe insists that cockatoos never exhibit this kind of behavior.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 June 2024
Buske, who lives in Brooklyn Center, brought Noah, his Goffin’s cockatoo, in last week.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 June 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
Then there's a fennec fox, a skunk, four prairie dogs, a ton of parrots, hornbills, toucans, cockatoos and a bunch of tortoises.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
This might not seem unusual to cockatoo novices, but Crowe insists that cockatoos never exhibit this kind of behavior.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 June 2024
Buske, who lives in Brooklyn Center, brought Noah, his Goffin’s cockatoo, in last week.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 June 2024
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“Cockatoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockatoo. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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cockatoo
noun
cock·a·too
ˈkäk-ə-ˌtü
plural cockatoos
: any of various large noisy usually showy chiefly Australasian parrots that have a bunch of feathers on the head
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