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Word: Psittacine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century (in the sense ‘parrot-like’): from Latin psittacus, or its source, Greek psittakos ‘parrot’ + -ine; in scientific use after modern Latin Psittacinae
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɪtəsʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bird of the parrot family
Short Definition:bird of parrot family
Examples:- psittacines such as budgerigars
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