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PSITTACUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey

Synonyms:

genus Psittacus; Psittacus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Psittacus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Psittacus"):

African gray; African grey; Psittacus erithacus (commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa)

Holonyms ("Psittacus" is a member of...):

family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)

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