corella

See also: Corella

English

Cacatua sanguinea

Etymology

From Wiradjuri [Term?].

Noun

corella (plural corellas)

Any of several species of white cockatoo of the subgenus Licmetis within genus Cacatua.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 434:
  There were red-tailed cockatoos, casuarina cockatoos, a little corella and a galah.

Derived terms

Translations

cockatoo of the subgenus Licmetis

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: kakadu (fi)

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

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