Clues for the word "COCKATOO"
We've had 29 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 44 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on September 18, 2025.
Definition of cockatoo
- n. - A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, / Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.
Referring Clues
- Showy parrot
- Parakeet's cousin
- Crested parrot
- Large, noisy parrot
- Parrot relative
- Crested bird
- Loud bird
- Villain in the animated film "Rio"
- Large, white parrot
- Exotic bird with bright markings
- Prepare to fire a further flier
- Type of parrot
- Parrot; a male one, furthermore
- Bird, a type of parrot
- Bird's mate approaching ducks
- Exclamation about censor impounding king's bird
- Parrot type
- Bird that mimics mate as well
- Chicken getting answer as well as parrot
- Prepare to fire gun at two ducks and a parrot
- Prepare to fire at ducks and a parrot
- A bird and a male one, furthermore
- This bird is the bird that got at the ducks
- The next sound as well is a bird
- Parrot with a showy crest
- Large parrot
- Noisy parrot
- A parrot, it seems, can put one over on a rooster!
- Crested species of parrot
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - September 18, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 11, 2025
- USA Today - March 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 14, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 11, 2024
- USA Today - October 23, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 20, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 18, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 02, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 25, 2023
- Daily Quick - April 11, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 15, 2022
- Mirror Quick - January 18, 2018
- Daily Quick - September 18, 2017
- Daily Quick - April 11, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 29, 2017
- Universal - March 16, 2017
- Universal - October 31, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 31, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 06, 2016
- Family Time - July 26, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - March 17, 2014
- Netword - December 21, 2013
- Guardian Quick - September 19, 2013
- Guardian Everyman - September 01, 2013
- Netword - January 29, 2010
- Guardian Quick - September 24, 2009
- Netword - July 01, 2009
- Guardian Quick - June 21, 2009
- And in 14 more crossword puzzles...