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Noun: cockatiel  ,kó-ku'teel
  1. Small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
    "The cockatiel whistled a cheerful tune";
    - cockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus

Derived forms: cockatiels

Type of: parrot

Part of: genus Nymphicus, Nymphicus

Encyclopedia: Cockatiel