cockateel

cock·a·tiel

also cock·a·teel (kŏk′ə-tēl′)

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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cockateel - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head

cockatiel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus

parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

genus Nymphicus, Nymphicus - a genus of Psittacidae

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