- cock|a|tiel
- cock|a|teel or cock|a|tiel «KOK uh TEEL», noun.a small Australian parrot with a long tail, common as a cage bird.╂[< Dutch kakatielje, perhaps < Portuguese cacatilho (diminutive) < cacatù cockatoo]
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cock·a·tiel — /ˈkɑːkəˌtiːl/ noun, pl tiels [count] : a type of small parrot from Australia that has a yellow head and is often kept as a pet … Useful english dictionary
tiel — cock·a·tiel; … English syllables
cock|a|teel — or cock|a|tiel «KOK uh TEEL», noun. a small Australian parrot with a long tail, common as a cage bird. ╂[< Dutch kakatielje, perhaps < Portuguese cacatilho (diminutive) < cacatù cockatoo] … Useful english dictionary
cock — bab·cock; baw·cock; bil·cock; cock; cock·ad·ed; cock·aigne; cock·al; cock·a·lo·rum; cock·a·ma·roo; cock·an·dy; cock·a·pert; cock·a·rouse; cock·a·tiel; cock·a·too; cock·a·touche; cock·a·trice; cock·a·wee; cock·bell; cock·bill; cock·boat;… … English syllables
cockatiel — cock·a·tiel … English syllables
cockatiel — cock•a•tiel or cock•a•teel [[t]ˈkɒk əˌtil[/t]] n. orn a crested Australian parrot Nymphicus hollandicus[/ex] • Etymology: 1875–80; < D kaketielje < Pg cacatilha=cacat(ua) cockatoo+ ilha < L illa dim. suffix … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Calopsitta Novae-Hollandiae — cockatiel cock a*tiel, Cockateel Cock a*teel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus hollandicus}, formerly {Calopsitta Nov[ae] Hollandi[ae]}) with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and crest, but… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cockateel — cockatiel cock a*tiel, Cockateel Cock a*teel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus hollandicus}, formerly {Calopsitta Nov[ae] Hollandi[ae]}) with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and crest, but… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockatiel — cock a*tiel, Cockateel Cock a*teel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus hollandicus}, formerly {Calopsitta Nov[ae] Hollandi[ae]}) with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and crest, but the female … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
