"cockatiel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɒk.əˈtil/ [US] Forms: cockatiels [plural]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Dutch kaketielje, possibly a diminutive of kaketoe (“cockatoo”) or derived in Dutch from a diminutive of Portuguese cacatua (“cockatoo”) such as cacatilho or cacatelho. Attested in English since the mid nineteenth century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|kaketielje}} Dutch kaketielje, {{glossary|diminutive}} diminutive, {{der|en|pt|cacatua|gloss=cockatoo}} Portuguese cacatua (“cockatoo”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cockatiel (plural cockatiels)
  1. Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied. Wikipedia link: cockatiel Categories (lifeform): Cockatoos Synonyms: quarrion, weero Related terms: Cacatuidae, Nymphicanae, parrot, aviculture Translations (a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest): kokketiel (Afrikaans), كُوكَاتِيل (kūkātīl) [masculine] (Arabic), korela (Czech), nymfeparakit [common-gender] (Danish), valkparkiet (Dutch), nimfiko (Esperanto), neitokakadu (Finnish), calopsitte (French), Nymphensittich (German), nimfapapagáj (Hungarian), calopsitta [feminine] (Italian), オカメインコ (okameinko) (Japanese), tsídii yáłtiʼíłbáí bitsiiʼ łitsooígíí (Navajo), nimfa [feminine] (Polish), caturra (Portuguese), calopsita (Portuguese), коре́лла (korɛ́lla) [feminine] (Russian), ninfa [feminine] (Spanish), carolina [feminine] (Spanish), nymfparakit [common-gender] (Swedish), nymfkakadua [common-gender] (Swedish), sultan papağanı (Turkish), parot copog [masculine] (Welsh), cocatîl [masculine] (Welsh), cocatiliaid [masculine, plural] (Welsh)

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      "word": "parot copog"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cocatîl"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cocatiliaid"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cockatiel"
}

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