rosehill parakeet
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Rosella — Taxobox name = Rosellas image width = 200px image caption = Adult Crimson Rosella regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Psittacidae subfamilia = Psittacinae tribus = Platycercini genus = Platycercus… … Wikipedia
rosella — /roh zel euh/, n. any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia. [1820 30; alter. of Rosehill, district in southeast Australia] * * * any of several species of popular caged birds, particularly certain… … Universalium
rosella — [rə(ʊ) zɛlə] noun an Australian parakeet with vivid green, red, yellow, or blue plumage. [Genus Platycercus: several species.] Origin C19: alt. of Rosehill, New South Wales, where the bird was first found … English new terms dictionary
rosella — n. 1 any brightly coloured Australian parakeet of the genus Platycercus. 2 Austral. an easily shorn sheep. Etymology: corrupt. of Rosehill, NSW, where the bird was first found … Useful english dictionary
