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black cockatoos

black cockatoos is the plural of black cockatoo.

Meaning of black cockatoo

Noun

black cockatoo (plural black cockatoos)

  1. 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.
    • Black cockatoos filled the air above her and their harsh screeching seemed only to echo the hostile nature of the bush.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 95

Questions about black cockatoos

What is black cockatoos the plural of?
Black cockatoos is the plural of black cockatoo.

Words near black cockatoos in the dictionary

  1. black clocks
  2. black coal
  3. black coals
  4. black cock
  5. black cockatoo
  6. black cockatoos
  7. black cocks
  8. black cod
  9. black coffee
  10. black coffees
  11. black cohosh

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