cockatiel

English

cockatiels

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒk.əˈtil/
Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

cockatiel (plural cockatiels)

Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest. Comes in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied. Native to Australia but most known in aviculture.

Synonyms

quarrion, weero

Translations

a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest

Czech: korela
Danish: nymfeparakit c
Esperanto: nimfiko
Finnish: neitokakadu (fi)
French: calopsitte (fr)
German: Nymphensittich (de)

Italian: calopsitta f
Japanese: オカメインコ (okameinko)
Portuguese: caturra (pt), calopsita (pt)
Russian: коре́лла (ru) f (korɛ́lla)
Spanish: ninfas (es), carolinas (es)
Welsh: parot copog m, cocatïl m, cocatiliaid m pl

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.