cockatiel
noun/ˌkɒkəˈtiːl/
/ˈkɑːkətiːl/
- an Australian parrot with a grey body and a yellow and orange faceTopics Birdsc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Dutch kaketielje, probably a diminutive of kaketoe ‘cockatoo’.
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