monk parakeet

English

Etymology

From monk +‎ parakeet, possibly derived from its taxonomic name, translingual Myiopsitta monachus (literally “monk Myiopsitta”).

Noun

monk parakeet (plural monk parakeets)

  1. Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.
    Synonyms: monk parrot, Quaker parrot

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