cockatoo

FREQ #39864

n. 风头鹦鹉

发音

AU

词形变化

cockatoos 复数 cockatoos

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.

    凤头鹦鹉

    We saw some cockatoos in the aviary.

  2. 2.

    A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.

    废旧 俚语

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词源

Etymology tree Malay kakaktuabor. Dutch kaketoebor. English cockatoo Borrowed from Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua. Spelling influenced by cock.

来源:wiktionary