Major Mitchell1
/ˌmeɪdʒə ˈmɪtʃ(ə)l/noun
More fully Major Mitchell cockatoo. An Australian cockatoo, Cacatua leadbeateri, with pink face and underparts and white upperparts (also called Leadbeater's cockatoo).
Origin
Late 19th century. From the name of Major Mitchell: see quot. 1898.
Major-Mitchell2
/ˌmeɪdʒə ˈmɪtʃəl/(also majormitchell) Australian informal
verb
[no object] To pursue a zigzag course, originally as a method of exploration; to meander; to become lost.
Origin
1920s. From the name of Major Mitchell. Compare earlier Major-Mitchelling.