different between corella vs cockatoo

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

Etymology

From Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua, kakatua. Spelling influenced by cock.

Pronunciation

Noun

cockatoo (plural cockatoos)

1. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]
2. (slang, obsolete) A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.

Synonyms

• cocky

Derived terms

• Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
• red-tailed black cockatoo
• sulphur-crested cockatoo

Translations

See also

• cockatiel
• corella
• galah
• Psittacidae

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “cockatoo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary