On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Cockatoo. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as parrot and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Cockatoo meaning
- A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.
Synonyms of Cockatoo
Using Cockatoo
- The main meaning on this page is: A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. | A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.
- Useful related words include: parrot.
- In the example corpus, cockatoo often appears in combinations such as: in cockatoo, white cockatoo, gembrook cockatoo.
Context around Cockatoo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cockatoo
- In this selection, "cockatoo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gembrook, leaving, crested, iga, sculpture and followed stand out and add context to how "cockatoo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1978 a cockatoo seems to and a pink cockatoo. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cockatoo" sits close to words such as abattoirs, aberrant and abike, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cockatoo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cockatoo Sculpture on Matthew Collins Memorial Walk. (7 words)
He said he never considered leaving Cockatoo. (7 words)
You can see all the way down past Cockatoo Island. (10 words)
Despite her haul, Blake has lost her position at the top of the of the goalscorers list to Olinda Ferny Creek’s Hayley Howard, who scored 59 in her team’s win over Gembrook Cockatoo. (35 words)
Nine varied species live in the Land of Parrots including Red-tailed Black Cockatoos, King Parrots, Rainbow Lorikeets, Scaly-breasted Lorikeets, Musk Lorikeets, Regent Parrots, Budgerigars, an Eclectus Parrot and a Pink Cockatoo. (33 words)
He first encountered the Queen’s children, Charles and Anne, in 1958, when they toured the BBC’s Lime Grove studios and the young presenter introduced them to his pet cockatoo, Cocky. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cockatoo IGA owner Nathan Pasco said it was “humbling” and “exciting” to win the awards after being nominated for eight different awards for two consecutive years.
Cockatoo Sculpture on Matthew Collins Memorial Walk.
Despite her haul, Blake has lost her position at the top of the of the goalscorers list to Olinda Ferny Creek’s Hayley Howard, who scored 59 in her team’s win over Gembrook Cockatoo.
He said he never considered leaving Cockatoo.
Last year's most popular bird in the area was the sulphur-crested cockatoo, followed by the magpie then the galah.
Casey Crime Investigation Unit detectives are currently investigating a stabbing in Cockatoo on Saturday, 14 December.
Cockatoo Community House, along with Windana, hosted a ‘Storytelling Through Collage’ workshop.
In (1978), a cockatoo seems to be trying to gnaw its way out of a wire enclosure.
Monbulk go straight through to the Grand Final and will meet the winner of the Gembrook-Cockatoo v Healesville Preliminary Final to be played this week.
Much of the forest Alcoa plans to mine is habitat for Carnaby’s Cockatoo and other threatened species, but the miner offered no offsets to counter the impact of its clearing.
Nine varied species live in the Land of Parrots including Red-tailed Black Cockatoos, King Parrots, Rainbow Lorikeets, Scaly-breasted Lorikeets, Musk Lorikeets, Regent Parrots, Budgerigars, an Eclectus Parrot and a Pink Cockatoo.
Ranges First National agent Erin Davies with Cockatoo Twilight Market representatives.
The Philippine cockatoo, which helps regenerate forests by dispersing seeds, is being traded as an exotic pet, while the tamaraw is losing its numbers to traps and illegal poaching.
It’s exciting times for Gembrook Cockatoo Football Netball Club, with works underway on the new $2.5 million Gembrook Recreation Reserve pavilion.
Ms. Lee’s companion at home is a majestic white cockatoo named Phoenix, a gift from Mr. Cuomo when they were still a couple.
Ms Welz said the glossy black-cockatoo population, while small, was up from 200 in the 1990s following conservation efforts including replanting habitat and installing nest boxes.
He first encountered the Queen’s children, Charles and Anne, in 1958, when they toured the BBC’s Lime Grove studios and the young presenter introduced them to his pet cockatoo, Cocky.
Ms Thompson said they aimed to roll into Cockatoo about 3pm on Friday 22 February.
Thousands of people turned out to witness Puffing Billy make history when the train steamed through Cockatoo onto Gembrook to reopen the line from Emerald Lake Park.
You can see all the way down past Cockatoo Island.
Common combinations with cockatoo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in cockatoo 3×
- white cockatoo 3×
- gembrook cockatoo 2×
- cockatoo and 2×