Vocabulary : Cockamaroo to Cockcrowing
Cockamaroo : The Russian variety of bagatelle.Cockateel : An Australian parrot (Calopsitta Novae-Hollandiae); -- so called from its note.
Cockatoo : A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, 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 (Plictolophus, / Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.
Cockatrice : A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk. ;; A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent. ;; A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified. ;; Any venomous or deadly thing.
Cockbill : To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning.
