COCKATIEL


Meaning of COCKATIEL in English

[ ˌkɒkə'ti:l ]

■ noun a slender long-crested Australian parrot related to the cockatoos, with a mainly grey body and a yellow and orange face. [ Nymphicus hollandicus .]

Origin

C19: from Du. kaketielje , prob. a dimin. of kaketoe 'cockatoo'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.