COCKATEEL
Dictionary entry overview: What does cockateel mean? • COCKATEEL (noun)
The noun COCKATEEL has 1 sense:
1. small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
Familiarity information: COCKATEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COCKATEEL (noun)
Meaning:
Small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
cockateel; cockatiel; cockatoo parrot; Nymphicus hollandicus
Hypernyms ("cockateel" is a kind of...):
parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)
Holonyms ("cockateel" is a member of...):
genus Nymphicus; Nymphicus (a genus of Psittacidae)
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