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cockatiel

cock·a·tiel [ kòkə tl ] (plural cock·a·tiels) or cock·a·teel [ kòkə tl ] (plural cock·a·teels)


noun 
Definition:
 
small Australian parrot: a small gray parrot with a white patch on its wing and a prominent crest that is yellow in males. Native to: Australia.  Latin name Nymphicus hollandicus.

[Late 19th century. < Dutch kaktielje, probably diminutive of kaketoe (see cockatoo)]
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