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sulphur-crested cockatoo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kakatoe galerita, Cacatua galerita

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cockatoo

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 葵花鳳頭鸚鵡 /葵花凤头鹦鹉 (kuíhuā fèngtóu yīngwǔ) — Cacatua galerita
  • Dutch: grote geelkuifkaketoe — Cacatua galerita
  • Finnish: kultatöyhtökakadu — Cacatua galerita
  • Polish: kakadu żółtoczuba — Cacatua galerita
  • Russian: большо́й желтохо́хлый какаду́ (bolʹšój želtoxóxlyj kakadú) — Cacatua galerita
  • Tiwi: pimirntiki — Cacatua galerita
  • Tiwi: pimirtiki — Cacatua galerita
  • Tiwi: pimitiki — Cacatua galerita
  • Tiwi: pumurntiki — Cacatua galerita
  • Tiwi: yikiyikini — Cacatua galerita
  • Tiwi: yinkaka — Cacatua galerita
  • Tiwi: pipingilirri — Cacatua galerita
  • Turkish: kükürt taçlı kakadu — Cacatua galerita
  • Woiwurrung: ngayuk — Cacatua galerita
  • Woiwurrung: gaan — Cacatua galerita