cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed…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.
» No, you can't drink a cockatiel.
Meaning
1 sensesNymphicus 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.
Nymphensittich
коре́ллаkorɛ́lla
- small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
Examples
5 sentencesNo, you can't drink a cockatiel.
We had cockatiels when we were little.
I love cockatiels.
Cockatiels are parrots.
The cockatiel, a member of the cockatoo family endemic to Australia, makes an excellent household pet.
Translations
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Origin
From Dutch kaketielje, possibly a diminutive of kaketoe (“cockatoo”) or derived in Dutch fFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: cockatiels| Singular | cockatiel |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head:cockateelcockatoo parrotNymphicus hollandicus