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psittacine definition

psit·ta·cine (sit′ə sīn′, -sin)

adjective

of, resembling, or pertaining to parrots

Etymology: L psittacinus < psittacus, a parrot (< Gr psittakos) + -inus, -ine

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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