Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cockatiel
1 sense of cockatiel
Sense 1
cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus -- (small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head)
=> parrot -- (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)