COCKATIEL


Meaning of COCKATIEL in English

/kok'euh teel"/ , n.

a small, crested, long-tailed Australian parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus, often kept as a pet.

Also, cockateel .

[ 1875-80; kaketielje,

cacatilha, equiv. to cacat ( ua ) COCKATOO + -ilha -illa dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .