raafkaketoe
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From raaf (“raven”) + kaketoe (“cockatoo”). So-named because these cockatoos are black or nearly black of plumage, like a raven.
Noun[edit]
raafkaketoe m (plural raafkaketoes, diminutive raafkaketoetje n)
- A black cockatoo; any cockatoo of the genera Calyptorhynchus or Zanda
Derived terms[edit]
- bruine raafkaketoe
- geeloograafkaketoe
- kortsnavelraafkaketoe
- langsnavelraafkaketoe
- roodstaartraafkaketoe
Further reading[edit]
- raafkaketoe on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl