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ring-necked parakeets

ring-necked parakeets is the plural of ring-necked parakeet.

Meaning of ring-necked parakeet

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

Questions about ring-necked parakeets

What is ring-necked parakeets the plural of?
Ring-necked parakeets is the plural of ring-necked parakeet.

Words near ring-necked parakeets in the dictionary

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

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