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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 cockateeln (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] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cockatiel - 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 | Translationscockatiel
Synonyms for cockatielnoun small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested headSynonyms- cockateel
- cockatoo parrot
- Nymphicus hollandicus
Related Words- parrot
- genus Nymphicus
- Nymphicus
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