noun
type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey
• Syn: ↑genus Psittacus
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacidae, ↑family Psittacidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑African grey, ↑African gray, ↑Psittacus erithacus
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\\ˈsid.ə̇kəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a type genus of Psittacidae formerly extensive but now usually restricted to the African gray
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Psittacus /sitˈə-kəs or psitˈə-kəs/
noun
The grey-parrot genus
ORIGIN: Gr psittakos parrot
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psittˈacine /-sīn/ adjective
Of or like parrots
psittacosaur /(p)si-tak'ō-sör/ or psittacosaur'us noun
(Gr sauros lizard) a bipedal herbivorous dinosaur of the Mesozoic period
psittacosis /-kōˈsis/ noun
A contagious bacterial disease of birds such as parrots and parakeets, and also chickens, ducks and pigeons, communicable to humans, with symptoms of fever, headache, nausea, etc
Useful english dictionary. 2012.