Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kok-uh-teel]
- /ˌkɒk əˈtil/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kok-uh-teel]
- /ˌkɒk əˈtil/
Definitions of cockatiel word
- countable noun cockatiel A cockatiel is a bird similar to a cockatoo that is often kept as a pet. 3
- noun cockatiel a crested Australian parrot, Leptolophus hollandicus, having a greyish-brown and yellow plumage 3
- noun cockatiel a small, crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) with a long tail and yellow head 3
- noun cockatiel a small, crested, long-tailed Australian parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus, often kept as a pet. 1
- noun cockatiel A slender, long- crested Australian parrot related to the cockatoos, with a mainly gray body, white shoulders, and a yellow and orange face. 1
- noun cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest. 0
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Origin of cockatiel
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < Dutch kaketielje, < Portuguese cacatilha, equivalent to cacat(ua) cockatoo + -ilha < Latin -illa diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Cockatiel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cockatiel popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cockatiel usage trend in Literature
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- how long do cockatiel live?
- how to tell if a cockatiel is male or female?
- what is a cockatiel?
- how to sex a cockatiel?
- how long does a cockatiel live?
- how to clip cockatiel wings?
- how to tame a cockatiel?
- how to train a cockatiel?
- how much does a cockatiel cost?
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- how to care for a cockatiel?
- what is the lifespan of a cockatiel?
- how to take care of a cockatiel?
- how to train cockatiel birds?
- what can a cockatiel eat?
See also
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