COCKATIEL


Meaning of COCKATIEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäk-ə-ˌtēl ]

noun

Etymology: Dutch kaketielje, from Portuguese cacatilha, from cacatua cockatoo

Date: 1877

: a crested small gray Australian parrot ( Nymphicus hollandicus of the family Cacatuidae) with a yellow head

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