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    ga·lah
    /ɡəˈlä/

    noun

    • 1. a small Australian cockatoo with a gray back and rosy pink head and underparts, abundant and regarded as a pest.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › galahGalah Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Galah is an Australian cockatoo with a rosy pink head and underparts. Learn more about its origin, usage, and examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GalahGalah - Wikipedia

    The galah ( / ɡəˈlɑː /; Eolophus roseicapilla ), less commonly known as the pink and grey cockatoo or rose-breasted cockatoo, [2] is an Australian species of cockatoo and the only member of the genus Eolophus.

  4. slll.cass.anu.edu.au › centres › andcMeanings and origins of Australian words and idioms

    The word galah comes from Yuwaalaraay and related Aboriginal languages of northern New South Wales. In early records it is variously spelt as galar , gillar , gulah , etc. The word is first recorded in the 1850s.

  5. www.australiangeographic.com.au › fact-file › fact-file-galahFact File: Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla) - Australian Geographic

    A galah (Cacatua-roseicapilla). Image credit: shutterstock. Full of character and charisma, the common galah is one member of the cockatoo family that will keep you entertained for hours.

  6. australian.museum › learn › animalsGalah - The Australian Museum

    The name Galah comes from the Yuwaalaraay language word “gilaa”. In Australia, we call people galahs if they are acting silly or do something foolish. The Yuwaalaraay language area extends across north west NSW on the Barwon River into south west Queensland along the Culgoa and Balonne Rivers.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGALAH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    GALAH meaning: 1. a medium-sized cockatoo (= type of bird) common in most parts of Australia, that has a grey…. Learn more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiongalah noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of galah noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.