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pale-headed rosella

pale-headed rosella noun: a broad-tailed, moderate-sized parrot of species Platycercus adscitus, native to northeastern Australia, with a pale yellow head, predominantly white cheeks, a scalloped black and gold back, pale blue underparts, and a blood-red vent.

pale-headed rosella: a broad-tailed, moderate-sized parrot of species Platycercus adscitus, native to northeastern...
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Noun

pale-headed rosella (plural pale-headed rosellas)

  1. A broad-tailed, moderate-sized parrot of species Platycercus adscitus, native to northeastern Australia, with a pale yellow head, predominantly white cheeks, a scalloped black and gold back, pale blue underparts, and a blood-red vent.

Forms of pale-headed rosella

pluralpale-headed rosellas

Questions about pale-headed rosella

What does pale-headed rosella mean?
Pale-headed rosella means a broad-tailed, moderate-sized parrot of species Platycercus adscitus, native to northeastern Australia, with a pale yellow head, predominantly white cheeks, a scalloped black and gold back, pale blue underparts, and a blood-red vent.
What part of speech is pale-headed rosella?
Pale-headed rosella is a noun.
What is the plural of pale-headed rosella?
The plural of pale-headed rosella is pale-headed rosellas.

Words near pale-headed rosella in the dictionary

  1. pale-faced bare-eye
  2. pale-faced bare-eyes
  3. pale-faces
  4. pale-footed bush warbler
  5. pale-footed bush warblers
  6. pale-headed rosella
  7. pale-spotted emperor
  8. pale-spotted emperors
  9. pale-throated sloth
  10. palea
  11. paleaceous

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