Main Entry:

ga·lah

Pronunciation:

\gə-ˈlä\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Yuwaalaraay (Australian aboriginal language of northern New South Wales) gilaa

Date:

1862

: a pink-breasted Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus syn. Cacatua roseicapilla) that is sometimes a pest in wheat-growing areas and is often kept as a cage bird