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monk parakeet

monk parakeet noun: myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.

Noun

monk parakeet (plural monk parakeets)

  1. Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.

monk parakeet meaning in Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

monk parakeet in Arabic

Myiopsitta monachus
دُرَّة رَاهِبَة

monk parakeet in Persian

Myiopsitta monachus
طوطی راهب tuti râheb

monk parakeet in Vietnamese

Myiopsitta monachus
vẹt thầy tu đuôi dài

Synonyms of monk parakeet

Forms of monk parakeet

pluralmonk parakeets

Origin of monk parakeet

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

Questions about monk parakeet

What does monk parakeet mean?
Monk parakeet means myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.
What is monk parakeet in Arabic?
Monk parakeet in Arabic is دُرَّة رَاهِبَة. See Monk parakeet meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is monk parakeet?
Monk parakeet is a noun.
What is the plural of monk parakeet?
The plural of monk parakeet is monk parakeets.

Words near monk parakeet in the dictionary

  1. monk chairs
  2. monk fruit
  3. monk fruits
  4. Monk Fryston
  5. Monk Hesleden
  6. monk parakeet
  7. monk parakeets
  8. monk parrot
  9. monk parrots
  10. monk saki
  11. monk seal

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