different between corella vs cockatiel

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Wiradhuri.

Noun

corella (plural corellas)

1. Any of several species of white cockatoo of the subgenus Licmetis within genus Cacatua.
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 434:

     There were red-tailed cockatoos, casuarina cockatoos, a little corella and a galah.

Derived terms

• corella pear
• little corella
• long-billed corella
• Tanimbar corella
• western corella

Translations

References

• Dixon, R. M. W., Bruce Moore, W. S. Ramson, Mandy Thomas (2006) Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd ed. edition, Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 83

Anagrams

• E-collar, e-collar, ocellar

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Dutch kaketielje, possibly a diminutive of kaketoe (“cockatoo”) or derived in Dutch from a diminutive of Portuguese cacatua (“cockatoo”) such as cacatilho or cacatelho. Attested in English since the mid nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?k.??til/
• Rhymes: -i?l

Noun

cockatiel (plural cockatiels)

1. 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

See also

• Cacatuidae
• Nymphicanae
• parrot
• aviculture

References