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单词 cockatiel
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cockatiel


cock·a·tiel

also cock·a·teel C0444100 (kŏk′ə-tēl′)n. A small crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) having gray and yellow plumage.
[Dutch kaketielje, ultimately from Malay kakatua, cockatoo; see cockatoo.]

cockatiel

(ˌkɒkəˈtiːl) or

cockateel

n (Animals) a crested Australian parrot, Leptolophus hollandicus, having a greyish-brown and yellow plumage[C19: from Dutch kaketielje, from Portuguese cacatilha a little cockatoo, from cacatua cockatoo]

cock•a•tiel

or cock•a•teel

(ˈkɒk əˌtil)

n. a crested Australian parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus. [1875–80; < Dutch kaketielje < Portuguese cacatilha=cacat(ua) cockatoo + -ilha < Latin -illa diminutive suffix]
Thesaurus
Noun1.cockatiel - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested headcockatiel - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested headcockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicusparrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic soundsgenus Nymphicus, Nymphicus - a genus of Psittacidae
Translations

cockatiel


  • noun

Synonyms for cockatiel

noun small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head

Synonyms

  • cockateel
  • cockatoo parrot
  • Nymphicus hollandicus

Related Words

  • parrot
  • genus Nymphicus
  • Nymphicus
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