rōˈzelə noun
( -s )
Etymology: irregular from Rosehill, district near Sydney, southeast Australia
1. : an Australian parrakeet ( Platycercus eximius ) often kept as a cage bird having the head and back of the neck scarlet and the cheeks white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast red and yellow ; broadly : any parrakeet of the genus Platycercus
2. Australia : a sheep that has shed a portion of its wool