[ 'kɒnjʊə ]
■ noun a Central and South American parakeet, typically green with patches of other colours. [ Aratinga , Pyrrhura , and other genera.]
Origin
C19: from mod. L. conurus (former genus name), from Gk kōnos 'cone' + oura 'tail'.
[ 'kɒnjʊə ]
■ noun a Central and South American parakeet, typically green with patches of other colours. [ Aratinga , Pyrrhura , and other genera.]
Origin
C19: from mod. L. conurus (former genus name), from Gk kōnos 'cone' + oura 'tail'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004