cockatoo

Etymology

From Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua, kakatua. Spelling influenced by cock.

noun

  1. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
    We saw some cockatoos in the aviary.
  2. (slang, obsolete) A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.

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