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cockatiel

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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
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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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