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psittaceous

psittaceous adjective: of or relating to psittacids, a group of parrots.

Adjective

psittaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to psittacids, a group of parrots.

Origin of psittaceous

By surface analysis, psittac- + -e- + -ous.

Questions about psittaceous

What does psittaceous mean?
Psittaceous means of or relating to psittacids, a group of parrots.
What part of speech is psittaceous?
Psittaceous is an adjective.

Words near psittaceous in the dictionary

  1. PSISes
  2. PSISs
  3. psithurism
  4. psithurisma
  5. psittac-
  6. psittaceous
  7. psittacid
  8. psittacids
  9. psittaciform
  10. psittacine
  11. psittacines

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