Definition of Genus Cacatua

1. Noun. A genus of Psittacidae.

Exact synonyms: Cacatua, Genus Kakatoe, Kakatoe
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Psittacidae, Psittacidae
Member holonyms: Cockatoo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cacatua

genus Bulnesia
genus Bumelia
genus Bungarus
genus Buphthalmum
genus Burhinus
genus Burmannia
genus Burmeisteria
genus Bursera
genus Butea
genus Buteo
genus Buxus
genus Cabomba
genus Cacajao
genus Cacalia
genus Cacatua (current term)
genus Cacicus
genus Cadra
genus Caenolestes
genus Caesalpinia
genus Caiman
genus Cairina
genus Cajanus
genus Cakile
genus Caladenia
genus Caladium
genus Calamagrostis
genus Calamintha
genus Calamus
genus Calandrinia

Literary usage of Genus Cacatua

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1865)
"Genus CACATUA, Vieillot. Australia, the Molucca and Philippine Islands and New Guinea are the great nurseries of the members of this genus. ..."

2. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Genus CACATUA. Australia, the Molucca and Philippine Islands and New Guinea are the great nurseries of the members of this genus. They incubate in holes of ..."

3. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1905)
"This family has its headquarters in Australasia and the adjacent Papuan Islands, though in the case of one genus, Cacatua ..."

4. Report of the Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the by ANZAAS. (1905)
"This family has its headquarters in Australasia and the adjacent Papuan Islands, though in the case of one genus, Cacatua (typical Cockatoos), it extends to ..."

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