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little corella

little corella noun: a white cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, native to Australia and southern New Guinea.

little corella: a white cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, native to Australia and southern New Guinea
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Noun

little corella (plural little corellas)

  1. A white cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
    • There were red-tailed cockatoos, casuarina cockatoos, a little corella and a galah.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 434
    • The little corella has historically been confined to the northeast corner of South Australia but spread with the development of agriculture and irrigation, which provided new water and food sources.2018 April 6, Royce Kurmelovs, The Guardian

Forms of little corella

plurallittle corellas

Questions about little corella

What does little corella mean?
Little corella means a white cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
What part of speech is little corella?
Little corella is a noun.
What is the plural of little corella?
The plural of little corella is little corellas.

Words near little corella in the dictionary

  1. Little Colorado
  2. Little Colorado River
  3. Little Colorado River Gorge
  4. Little Comberton
  5. Little Compton
  6. little corella
  7. little corellas
  8. Little Crater Lake
  9. Little Dalby
  10. Little Desert
  11. Little Dewchurch

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