CACATUA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A genus of Psittacidae

Synonyms:

Cacatua; genus Cacatua; genus Kakatoe; Kakatoe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Cacatua" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Cacatua"):

cockatoo (white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds)

Holonyms ("Cacatua" is a member of...):

family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)