GENUS KAKATOE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Kakatoe mean? 

• GENUS KAKATOE (noun)
  The noun GENUS KAKATOE has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Psittacidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS KAKATOE used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENUS KAKATOE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Psittacidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cacatua; genus Cacatua; genus Kakatoe; Kakatoe

Hypernyms ("genus Kakatoe" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Kakatoe"):

cockatoo (white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds)

Holonyms ("genus Kakatoe" is a member of...):

family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)