English

Noun

black cockatoo ‎(plural black cockatoos)

1. Any of various species of Australian cockatoo of the genus Calyptothyncus having mainly black plumage; sometimes also the great black cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus.
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 95:

     Black cockatoos filled the air above her and their harsh screeching seemed only to echo the hostile nature of the bush.