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psittacid

psittacid noun: any member of the family Psittacidae of African and neotropical parrots.

Noun

psittacid (plural psittacids)

  1. Any member of the family Psittacidae of African and neotropical parrots

Forms of psittacid

pluralpsittacids

Origin of psittacid

By surface analysis, psittac- + -id.

Questions about psittacid

What does psittacid mean?
Psittacid means any member of the family Psittacidae of African and neotropical parrots.
What part of speech is psittacid?
Psittacid is a noun.
What is the plural of psittacid?
The plural of psittacid is psittacids.

Words near psittacid in the dictionary

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

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