Psittacine Definition

sĭtə-sīn
adjective
Of, resembling, or pertaining to parrots.
Webster's New World
Of or belonging to the family Psittacidae, which includes the macaws, parakeets, and most other parrots.
American Heritage
noun

Any bird in the order Psittaciformes: a parrot.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Psittacine

Noun

Singular:
psittacine
Plural:
psittacines

Origin of Psittacine

  • Latin psittacīnus from psittacus parrot from Greek psittakos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakos).

    From Wiktionary

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