PSITTACIDAE

Meaning of PSITTACIDAE in English

sə̇ˈtasəˌdē, -akə- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Psittacus, type genus + -idae

: a family of parrots coextensive with the order Psittaciformes

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PSITTACIDOS — (-tá-) npl [Zool.] Psittacidae
Interlingua English vocab
PARROT — I. noun Etymology: probably modification of Middle French perroquet Date: circa 1525 any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARROT — Any of the approximately 300 species of birds in the family Psittacidae. About 220 species of true parrots (subfamily Psittacinae) …
Английский словарь Британика
PSITTACINE — I. ˈsid.əˌsīn, -ˌkīn adjective Etymology: Latin psittacinus of or relating to a parrot, from psittacus parrot + -inus -ine : …
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PSITTACUS — ˈsid.ə̇kəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, parrot, from Greek psittakos : a type genus of Psittacidae formerly …
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NESTOR — ˈnestə(r); -ˌstȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə) noun Etymology: after Nestor, legendary Greek hero known for long life and wisdom (from Latin & Greek; …
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KING PARROT — noun : any of various Australian birds (genus Alisterus ) of the family Psittacidae ; especially : an Australian parrot …
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PARROT — (n.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, …
Английский словарь Webster
PARROT — ( n. ) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARROT — I. ˈper-ət, ˈpa-rət noun Etymology: probably modification of Middle French perroquet Date: circa 1525 1. : any of numerous widely …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARROT — vi to chatter like a parrot. 2. parrot ·vt to repeat by rote, as a parrot. 3. parrot ·noun in …
Webster English vocab
PSITTACINE ORNITHOLOGY — psittacine Ornithology [ 'sɪtəkʌɪn , -sʌɪn ] ■ adjective relating to or denoting birds of the parrot family (Psittacidae). ■ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PA RROT — [pa r.rot] n [prob. irreg. fr. MF perroquet] (ca. 1525) 1: any of numerous widely distributed tropical zygodactyl birds (order …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PSITTACOSIS — also called Ornithosis, or Parrot Fever, infectious disease of worldwide distribution caused by a bacterial parasite (Chlamydia psittaci) and transmitted …
Britannica English vocabulary
PSITTACIFORM — Sulfur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) Lovebirds (Agapornis personata) (order Psittaciformes), any member of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARROT — any of several hundred species of the bird family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. (See psittaciform.) The classification of psittaciform birds is …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARAKEET — also spelled Parrakeet, any of numerous seed-eating parrots of small size, slender build, and long, tapering tail. In this sense …
Britannica English vocabulary
MACAW — Scarlet macaw (Ara macao). common name of about 18 species of large, colourful parrots native to tropical America. These brightly …
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CONURE — any of numerous gaudy American parrots of the subfamily Psittacinae (family Psittacidae). There are about 45 species, formerly grouped as …
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COCKATOO — Sulfur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) any of several species of crested parrots, subfamily Cacatuinae (family Psittacidae), of Australia and from Malaya …
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PARROT — n. Any of the approximately 300 species of birds in the family Psittacidae. About 220 species of true parrots (subfamily …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PARROT — попугай; pl попугаи (Psittacidae) см. тж. parrakeet - African gray parrot - Amazona parrot - blue-bellied parrot - blue-rumped parrot - brown parrot - burrowing parrot - cockatoo …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PARROT — попугай; pl попугаи ( Psittacidae ) см. тж. parrakeet - African gray parrot - Amazona parrot - blue-bellied parrot - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ПОПУГАИ — (Psittacidae) parrot
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
ПТИЦЫ — ПТИЦЫ Птицы составляют класс Aves типа хордовых (Chordata), включающего всех позвоночных животных. Класс подразделяется на отряды, а те, в свою …
Русский словарь Colier

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