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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 A·ra·ra n.  Zool. The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus).
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cock·a·too n.  Zool. A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinæ, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested cockatoo (Plictolophus cristatus or  Cacatua cristatus), the sulphur-crested (Cacatua galerita or Plictolophus galeritus), etc. The palm cockatoo or great black cockatoo of Australia is Probosciger aterrimus (formerly Microglossus aterrimus).
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