Corella

name, noun

name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several species of white cockatoo of the subgenus Licmetis within genus Cacatua.

    "A flock of white corellas stared with black beady eyes as Warren Finch and the girl passed by, then continued gnawing with sharp pointy beaks on the paddy melons held in their claws."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.

Example

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"A flock of white corellas stared with black beady eyes as Warren Finch and the girl passed by, then continued gnawing with sharp pointy beaks on the paddy melons held in their claws."

Etymology

From Wiradjuri [Term?].

Related phrases

Goffin's corellaTanimbar corellacorella pearlittle corellalong-billed corellawestern corella

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