sulphur-crested cockatoo

noun

A large Australian cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, with a yellow erectile crest.

Similar
Kakatoe galeritaCacatua galerita
First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nounsulphur-crested cockatoo (plural sulphur-crested cockatoos)

plural sulphur-crested cockatoos · alternative sulfur-crested cockatoo

  1. A large Australian cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, with a yellow erectile crest.First known use 19th c.

    [A] mob of sulphur-crested cockatoos took roost above her inspiration of Wordsworth's latest rewriting of The Prelude […].

    2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 223

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwhite cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest

Similar
Kakatoe galeritaCacatua galerita
Broader
cockatoo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 葵花鳳頭鸚鵡 /葵花凤头鹦鹉
  • 葵花鳳頭鸚鵡 /葵花凤头鹦鹉 (kuíhuā fèngtóu yīngwǔ)Cacatua galerita
Dutch grote geelkuifkaketoe
  • grote geelkuifkaketoeCacatua galerita
Finnish kultatöyhtökakadu
  • kultatöyhtökakaduCacatua galerita
Polish kakadu żółtoczuba
  • kakadu żółtoczubaCacatua galerita
Russian большо́й желтохо́хлый какаду́
  • большо́й желтохо́хлый какаду́ (bolʹšój želtoxóxlyj kakadú)Cacatua galerita
Turkish kükürt taçlı kakadu
  • kükürt taçlı kakaduCacatua galerita
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APA

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MLA

“sulphur-crested cockatoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulphur-crested%20cockatoo. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulphur-crested cockatoo,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulphur-crested%20cockatoo.

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