English Explanatory Dictionary

Major Mitchell's cockatoo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cockatoo of species Cacatua leadbeateri (syn. Lophochroa leadbeateri), having distinctive salmon pink plumage and a bright red and yellow crest, principally of arid Australia.

Word forms

Major Mitchell's cockatoo Major Mitchell's cockatoos Major Mitchell cockatoo

Etymology

Named after the Australian explorer Major Thomas Mitchell.

Synonyms

Leadbeater's cockatoo pink cockatoo
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