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GENUS CACATUA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cacatua mean?
• GENUS CACATUA (noun)
The noun GENUS CACATUA has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: GENUS CACATUA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Psittacidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cacatua; genus Cacatua; genus Kakatoe; Kakatoe
Hypernyms ("genus Cacatua" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Cacatua"):
cockatoo (white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds)
Holonyms ("genus Cacatua" is a member of...):
family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)
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