palm cockatoo

noun

Probosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.

Meanings

nounpalm cockatoo (plural palm cockatoos)

plural palm cockatoos

  1. Probosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.

Translations

Dutch zwarte kaketoe, palmkaketoe
  • zwarte kaketoebird
  • palmkaketoebird
French cacatoès noir
  • cacatoès noirbird
Russian чёрный какаду́
  • чёрный какаду́ (čórnyj kakadú)bird
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Chicago

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