cockatoo: Meaning and Definition of

cock•a•too

1. any of numerous large, noisy, crested parrots of the genera Cacatua, Callocephalon, Calyptorhynchus, etc., of the Australasian region, having chiefly white plumage tinged with yellow, pink, or red: popular as a pet.
1. a person who owns and works a small farm or ranch.
2. Slang.a lookout posted by criminals or the operators of illegal gambling games.