psittacine

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós) + -ine. By surface analysis, psittac- +‎ -ine.

Adjective

psittacine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to parrots.

Noun

psittacine (plural psittacines)

  1. Any bird in the order Psittaciformes: a parrot.

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Latin

Adjective

psittacīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of psittacīnus
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