Meanings
plural Leadbeater's cockatoos
- Synonym of Major Mitchell's cockatoo.
Synonyms: Major Mitchell's cockatoo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Major Mitchell's cockatoo.
Origin
Named after the London naturalist and taxidermist Benjamin Leadbeater, who provided the specimen that would become the type specimen.
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Leadbeater's cockatoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leadbeater's%20cockatoo
“Leadbeater's cockatoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leadbeater's%20cockatoo. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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