Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 3 compound words that contain cockatoo. The most common are listed below. Open cockatoo in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- sulphur-crested cockatooA large Australian cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, with a yellow erectile crest.
- black cockatooAny of various species of Australian cockatoo of the genera Calyptorhynchus and Zanda having mainly black plumage; sometimes also the great black cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus.
- palm cockatooProbosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.
- white cockatooAny of various cockatoos having predominantly white plumage:
- yellow-tailed black cockatooA large cockatoo, Zanda funerea syn. Calyptorhynchus funereus, native to southeastern Australia.
- Major Mitchell's cockatooA cockatoo of species Cacatua leadbeateri (syn. Lophochroa leadbeateri), having distinctive salmon pink plumage and a bright red and yellow crest, principally of arid Australia.
- pink cockatooSynonym of Major Mitchell's cockatoo: A cockatoo of species Cacatua leadbeateri (syn. Lophochroa leadbeateri), having distinctive salmon pink plumage and a bright red and yellow crest, principally of arid Australia.
- red-tailed black cockatooA large species of cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii, endemic to Australia, the males of which have red markings in their tails.
- cockatoo appleThe cocky apple
- cockatoo grassA species of grass, Alloteropsis semialata, of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
- umbrella cockatooA medium-sized all-white cockatoo endemic to the tropical rainforests and islands of Indonesia.
- roseate cockatooSynonym of galah (“type of bird”).
- bare-eyed cockatooSynonym of little corella: A white cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
- blood-stained cockatooSynonym of little corella: A white cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
- Major Mitchell cockatooAlternative form of Major Mitchell's cockatoo: A cockatoo of species Cacatua leadbeateri (syn. Lophochroa leadbeateri), having distinctive salmon pink plumage and a bright red and yellow crest, principally of arid Australia.
- rose-breasted cockatooSynonym of galah (“Eolophus roseicapilla”).
- sulfur-crested cockatooAlternative spelling of sulphur-crested cockatoo: A large Australian cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, with a yellow erectile crest.
- pink and grey cockatooSynonym of galah (“type of bird”).
- Goffin's cockatooSynonym of Tanimbar corella: Any of species Cacatua goffiniana, a near-threatened species of cockatoo endemic to forests of certain islands of the Tanimbar Islands archipelago of Indonesia.
- Leadbeater's cockatooSynonym of Major Mitchell's cockatoo: A cockatoo of species Cacatua leadbeateri (syn. Lophochroa leadbeateri), having distinctive salmon pink plumage and a bright red and yellow crest, principally of arid Australia.
- casuarina cockatooThe glossy black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus lathami.
- cockatoo parrotSynonym of cockatiel: Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow …
- cockatoo parrotsplural of cockatoo parrot: Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl …
- sulfur cockatoothe sulfur-crested cockatoo
- sulphur cockatooAlternative spelling of sulfur cockatoo: the sulfur-crested cockatoo
Compound words 3
- cockyOverly confident; arrogant and boastful.
- cockeyAlternative spelling of cocky: Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.
- cockieAlternative spelling of cocky: Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.