Psittacine Definition
sĭtə-sīn
adjective
Of, resembling, or pertaining to parrots.
Webster's New World
Of or belonging to the family Psittacidae, which includes the macaws, parakeets, and most other parrots.
American Heritage
noun
Any bird in the order Psittaciformes: a parrot.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Psittacine
Noun
Singular:
psittacine
Plural:
psittacinesOrigin of Psittacine
Latin psittacīnus from psittacus parrot from Greek psittakos
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakos).
From Wiktionary
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