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Dutch
Etymology
From raaf (“raven”) + kaketoe (“cockatoo”). So-named because these cockatoos are black or nearly black of plumage, like a raven.
Noun
raafkaketoe m (plural raafkaketoes, diminutive raafkaketoetje n)
- a black cockatoo; any cockatoo of the genera Calyptorhynchus or Zanda
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