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: ↑African grey, ↑African gray, ↑Psittacus erithacus

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\\ˈsid.ə̇kəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, parrot, from Greek psittakos

: a type genus of Psittacidae formerly extensive but now usually restricted to the African gray

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Psittacus /sitˈə-kəs or psitˈə-kəs/

noun

The grey-parrot genus

ORIGIN: Gr psittakos parrot

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psittˈacine /-sīn/ adjective

Of or like parrots

psittacosaur /(p)si-tak'ō-sör/ or psittacosaur'us noun

(Gr sauros lizard) a bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the Mesozoic period

psittacosis /-kōˈsis/ noun

A contagious bacterial disease of birds such as parrots and parakeets, and also chickens, ducks and pigeons, communicable to humans, with symptoms of fever, headache, nausea, etc