raafkaketoe

Dutch

Etymology

From raaf (“raven”) +‎ kaketoe (“cockatoo”). So-named because these cockatoos are black or nearly black of plumage, like a raven.

Noun

raafkaketoe m (plural raafkaketoes, diminutive raafkaketoetje n)

  1. a black cockatoo; any cockatoo of the genera Calyptorhynchus or Zanda

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