psittacine Ornithology [ 'sɪtəkʌɪn , -sʌɪn ]
■ adjective relating to or denoting birds of the parrot family (Psittacidae).
■ noun a bird of the parrot family.
Origin
C19: from L. psittacinus 'of a parrot', from psittacus , from Gk psittakos 'parrot'.