Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cockatoo of the genus Calopsitta, as the Australian C. novæ-hollandiæ.
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- noun Archaic form of
cockatiel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
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But hey, who wouldn’t want a bird they could name Richard II [I had a cockateel when I was 5] or a dog named Reparo [weird dream].
krazililme Diary Entry krazililme 2004
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