Cockatoo

Origin

From Malay burung kakaktua.

Full definition of cockatoo

Noun

1. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
2. (slang, obsolete) A lookout posted during a two-up game.

Synonyms

• cocky

Derived terms

• Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
• sulphur-crested cockatoo