galah

noun

ga·​lah gə-ˈlä 

: an Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapilla synonym Cacatua roseicapilla) that has the back, wings, and tail gray and the head and underparts various shades of rosy pink, that sometimes is a pest in wheat-growing areas, and that is often kept as a cage bird

Examples of galah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The aging 8-meter statue, of a local species of cockatoo called the galah, marks a roughly midway point between the eastern and western coasts of Australia. —Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2018

Rainbow lorikeets and bright pink galah cockatoos flitted between eucalyptus trees and banksia blossoms that resembled giant yellow and orange candles. —Margo Pfeiff, latimes.com, 25 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay (Australian aboriginal languages of northern New South Wales) gilaa

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above