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cock⋅a⋅tiel
[kok-uh-teel] 
–noun
| a small, crested, long-tailed Australian parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus, often kept as a pet. |
Also, cock⋅a⋅teel.
Origin:
1875–80; < D kaketielje, < Pg cacatilha, equiv. to cacat(ua) cockatoo + -ilha < L -illa dim. suffix
1875–80; < D kaketielje, < Pg cacatilha, equiv. to cacat(ua) cockatoo + -ilha < L -illa dim. suffix
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| cock·a·tiel also cock·a·teel (kŏk'ə-tēl') n. A small crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) having gray and yellow plumage. [Dutch kaketielje, ultimately from Malay kakatua, cockatoo; see cockatoo.] |
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