cockatiel
[kok-
uh
-
teel
]
/ˌkɒk əˈtil/
noun
1.
a small, crested, long-tailed Australian parrot,
Nymphicus hollandicus,
often kept as a pet.
Also,
cockateel
.
Origin
1875-80;
<
Dutch
kaketielje,
<
Portuguese
cacatilha,
equivalent to
cacat
(
ua
)
cockatoo
+
-ilha
<
Latin
-illa
diminutive suffix
British Dictionary definitions for
cockatiel
cockatiel
/
ˌkɒkəˈtiːl
/
noun
1.
a crested Australian parrot,
Leptolophus hollandicus,
having a greyish-brown and yellow plumage
Word Origin
C19: from Dutch
kaketielje,
from Portuguese
cacatilha
a little cockatoo, from
cacatua
cockatoo