Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black cockatoo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: black- -cock-a-too
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of Australian cockatoo of the genera Calyptorhynchus and Zanda having mainly black plumage; sometimes also the great black cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus.

Example Sentences

"Black cockatoos filled the air above her and their harsh screeching seemed only to echo the hostile nature of the bush."
"As we walked up to one of the gum trees, a flock of black cockatoos flew out, squawking like rusty hinges, and settled on a dead gum up ahead."

Inflected Forms

black cockatoos (plural)

Questions

What does black cockatoo mean?: Any of various species of Australian cockatoo of the genera Calyptorhynchus and Zanda having mainly black plumage; sometimes also the great black cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus.

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