corella

co rel la |kəˈrelə kəˈrɛlə | ▶noun a white Australasian cockatoo with some pink feathers on the face, bare blue skin around the eye, and typically a long bill. [Genus Cacatua, family Cacatuidae (or Psittacidae ): three species, in particular the widespread little corella (C. sanguinea ).] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Wiradhuri.

corella

corella |kəˈrɛlə | ▶noun a white Australasian cockatoo with some pink feathers on the face, bare blue skin around the eye, and typically a long bill. ●Genus Cacatua, family Cacatuidae (or Psittacidae ): three species, in particular the widespread little corella (C. sanguinea ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Wiradhuri.