cockatiel
US/ˌkɒk.əˈtil/
cockatiel noun: 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.
Noun
cockatiel (plural cockatiels)
- 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.
- The smaller parrakeets, such as budgerigars, turquoisines, and love birds, delight In going in and out of the cocoa nuts, but I never saw a cockatiel enter one, nor do I see how they could do so without detriment to their long tails.1871, Norfolk (pseudonym), “Cockatiels”, in The Exchange and Mart, volume 4, number 139, page 481
cockatiel meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
cockatiel in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
cockatiel in Urdu
- عام پالتو طوطا
cockatiel in Arabic
- a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest
- كُوكَاتِيل kūkātīl
Synonyms of cockatiel
Forms of cockatiel
| plural | cockatiels |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | cockateel |
Origin of cockatiel
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.
Words that rhyme with cockatiel
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- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- Castile
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- leal
- lifesteal
- Neil
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- schlemiel
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- unseal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
Questions about cockatiel
- What does cockatiel mean?
- Cockatiel means 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.
- What is cockatiel in Tamil?
- Cockatiel in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Cockatiel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cockatiel?
- Cockatiel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cockatiel?
- Cockatiel is pronounced /ˌkɒk.əˈtil/ (US).
- What is the plural of cockatiel?
- The plural of cockatiel is cockatiels.
Words near cockatiel in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cockatiel (page history and authors); cockatiel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cockatiel (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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