Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Linnean genus of Psittaci, formerly conterminous with the order, subsequently variously restricted, now usually confined to the gray African parrots, or jackos (as P. erithacus, in which the plumage is grayish, with a short square red tail), which are among the commonest cage-birds. See cut under
parrot .
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- noun type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey
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Examples
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A puffer from Brazilian waters, Tetrodon psittacus, for example, is only poisonous in June and July.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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The Parrot (psittacus Carolinensis); the palm warbler of
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 546, May 12, 1832 Various
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Ego non psittacus sum, sed amici mei psittaci sunt.
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Ego non psittacus sum, sed amici mei psittaci sunt.
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occidit aeriae celeberrima gloria gentis psittacus, ille plagae uiridis regnator Eoae; 25 quem non gemmata uolucris Iunonia cauda uinceret aspectu, gelidi non Phasidis ales, nec quas humenti Numidae rapuere sub austro.
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psittacus, extremo munus ab orbe datum! optima prima fere manibus rapiuntur auaris,
The Dead Parrot Ovid 1912
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oscula dat cupido blanda columba mari. psittacus has inter nemorali sede receptus
The Dead Parrot Ovid 1912
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