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AFRICAN GREY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
Synonyms:
African gray; African grey; Psittacus erithacus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("African grey" is a kind of...):
parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)
Holonyms ("African grey" is a member of...):
genus Psittacus; Psittacus (type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey)