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单词 cockatiel
释义

cockatiel

or cock·a·teel

[ kok-uh-teel ]
/ ˌkɒk əˈtil /

noun

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

Origin of cockatiel

1875–80; <Dutch kaketielje,<Portuguese cacatilha, equivalent to cacat(ua) cockatoo + -ilha<Latin -illa diminutive suffix

Words nearby cockatiel

cockalorum, cockamamie, cock-and-bull story, cockapoo, cock a snook, cockatiel, cockatoo, cockatrice, Cockayne, Cockayne's syndrome, cockboat
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British Dictionary definitions for cockatiel

cockatiel

cockateel

/ (ˌkɒkəˈtiːl) /

noun

a crested Australian parrot, Leptolophus hollandicus, having a greyish-brown and yellow plumage

Word Origin for cockatiel

C19: from Dutch kaketielje, from Portuguese cacatilha a little cockatoo, from cacatua cockatoo
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