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ring-necked parakeet

ring-necked parakeet noun: a species of parakeet, Psittacula krameri, prevalent in Asia and famous for escaping domestication and establishing wild populations in Britain.

ring-necked parakeet: a species of parakeet, Psittacula krameri, prevalent in Asia and famous for escaping domestication...
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Noun

ring-necked parakeet (plural ring-necked parakeets)

  1. A species of parakeet, Psittacula krameri, prevalent in Asia and famous for escaping domestication and establishing wild populations in Britain.
    • The bright-green ring-necked parakeet, originally hailing from India and Africa, has established itself in European cities thanks to the caged-bird trade for much of the 20th century.2018, Menno Schilthuizen, “Darwin comes to town”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of ring-necked parakeet

Forms of ring-necked parakeet

pluralring-necked parakeets

Questions about ring-necked parakeet

What does ring-necked parakeet mean?
Ring-necked parakeet means a species of parakeet, Psittacula krameri, prevalent in Asia and famous for escaping domestication and establishing wild populations in Britain.
What part of speech is ring-necked parakeet?
Ring-necked parakeet is a noun.
What is the plural of ring-necked parakeet?
The plural of ring-necked parakeet is ring-necked parakeets.

Words near ring-necked parakeet in the dictionary

  1. ring-neck
  2. ring-necked duck
  3. ring-necked ducks
  4. ring-necked lizard
  5. ring-necked lizards
  6. ring-necked parakeet
  7. ring-necked parakeets
  8. ring-necked pheasant
  9. ring-necked pheasants
  10. ring-oath
  11. ring-oaths

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