calopsitta nov[ae]-hollandi[ae]

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calopsitta nov[ae]-hollandi[ae] - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]