cock·a·tiel also cock·a·teel (k k  -t l )n. A small crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) having gray and yellow plumage. [Dutch kaketielje, ultimately from Malay kakatua, cockatoo; see cockatoo.] |
cockatiel, cockateel [ˌkɒkəˈtiːl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a crested Australian parrot, Leptolophus hollandicus, having a greyish-brown and yellow plumage
[from Dutch kaketielje, from Portuguese cacatilha a little cockatoo, from cacatua cockatoo]
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| Noun | 1. |  cockatiel - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested headparrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds genus Nymphicus, Nymphicus - a genus of Psittacidae |
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