genus Psittacus

genus Psittacus
noun
type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey
Syn: ↑Psittacus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacidae, ↑family Psittacidae
Member Meronyms: ↑African grey, ↑African gray, ↑Psittacus erithacus

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  • Psittacus — noun type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey • Syn: ↑genus Psittacus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacidae, ↑family Psittacidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psittacus erithacus — noun commonly domesticated grey parrot with red and black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa • Syn: ↑African grey, ↑African gray • Hypernyms: ↑parrot • Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacus, ↑genus Psittacus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Psittacus erithacus — Parrot Par rot (p[a^]r r[u^]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order {Psittaci}. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Psittacus erithacus — Gray Gray (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. any color of neutral hue between… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hoplarchus psittacus — Taxobox | name = Hoplarchus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Cichlidae subfamilia = Cichlasomatinae genus = Hoplarchus genus authority = (Kaup, 1860) species = H. psittacus binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Austromegabalanus psittacus — Taxobox name = Megabalanus psittacus image width = 240px image caption = A Picoroco and a Chilean sea urchin image2 width=250px image2 caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Maxillopoda subclassis =… …   Wikipedia

  • African Grey Parrot — Congo African Grey Parrot …   Wikipedia

  • Psittacini — Taxobox name = Psittacini image width = 240px image caption = Jardine s Parrot, (Poicephalus gulielmi) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Psittacidae subfamilia = Psittacinae tribus = Psittacini… …   Wikipedia

  • Psittacidae — noun coextensive with the order Psittaciformes • Syn: ↑family Psittacidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Psittaciformes, ↑order Psittaciformes • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

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