cockatiel
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cockatiel
- /ˌkɒk.əˈtil/ US
Rhymes with -iːl
Where it comes from
From Dutch kaketielje, possibly a diminutive of kaketoe (“cockatoo”) or derived in Dutch from a diminutive of Portuguese cacatua (“cockatoo”) such as cacatilho or cacatelho. Attested in English since the mid nineteenth century.
noun cockatiels · cockateel
- Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied. The smaller parrakeets, such as budgerigars, turquoisines, and love birds, delight In going in and out of the cocoa nuts, but I never saw a cockatiel enter one, nor do I see how they could do so without detriment to their long tails.
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noun a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
| Español | cacatúa ninfa, ninfa, carolina |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | オカメインコ okameinko |
| Português | caturra, calopsita |
| Français | calopsitte |
| Deutsch | Nymphensittich |
| Italiano | calopsitta |
| Русский | коре́лла korɛ́lla |
| العربية | كُوكَاتِيل kūkātīl |
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title = {cockatiel},
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