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Major Mitchell

noun

  1. an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage Also calledLeadbeater's cockatoo


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Major Mitchell1

C19: named after Major (later Sir) Thomas Mitchell (1792–1855), Scots-born Australian explorer

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Example Sentences

A different plan for improving the water that is hot and muddy, is thus detailed by Major Mitchell.

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