cockatiel

or cock·a·teel

[ kok-uh-teel ]

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noun

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

cockatiel

/ ˌkɒkəˈtiːl /

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

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

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

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