Cockatiel

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cockatiel \cock"a*tiel\, Cockateel \Cock"a*teel\, n. (Zool.)
     A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus
     hollandicus}, formerly {Calopsitta Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]})
     with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and
     crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; --
     it is so called from its note.


  
     Syn: cockateel, cockatoo parrot, {Nymphicus hollandicus}.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cockatiel
       n : small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
           [syn: {cockateel}, {cockatoo parrot}, {Nymphicus
           hollandicus}]