corella

noun

co·​rel·​la kə-ˈre-lə 

plural corellas

: any of various mostly white, relatively small cockatoos (genus Cacatua) chiefly of Australia: such as

a

: a long-billed cockatoo (Cacatua tenuirostris) often kept as a cage bird and readily trained to talk

called also long-billed corella

b

: little corella

Word History

Etymology

native name in Australia

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