psittaceanadj.

Brit.

/sɪˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/sɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin psittacus ; Greek ψιττακός , -ean suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin psittacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψιττακός parrot (see psittac n.) + -ean suffix. Compare earlier psittacine adj., psittaceous adj.

Ornithology. rare.

= psittacine adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [adjective]

parroty1822

parrot-like1824

psittaceous1829

poll-parroty1837

psittacine1874

psittacean1890

1890 Cent. Dict. at Psittacine Also psittacean.

1945 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 21 Dec. 4/4 All psittacean parrots will have to be brought direct to San Diego and put in quarantine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	psittacean
释义	psittaceanadj. Brit. /sɪˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /sɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin psittacus ; Greek ψιττακός , -ean suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin psittacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψιττακός parrot (see psittac n.) + -ean suffix. Compare earlier psittacine adj., psittaceous adj. Ornithology. rare. = psittacine adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [adjective] parroty1822 parrot-like1824 psittaceous1829 poll-parroty1837 psittacine1874 psittacean1890 1890 Cent. Dict. at Psittacine Also psittacean. 1945 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 21 Dec. 4/4 All psittacean parrots will have to be brought direct to San Diego and put in quarantine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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