psittaceousadj.

Brit.

/sɪˈteɪʃəs/, U.S.

/sɪˈteɪʃəs/

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 , -eous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin psittacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψιττακός parrot (see psittac n.) + -eous suffix.

rare.

= psittacine adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

parroty1822

parrot-like1824

psittaceous1829

poll-parroty1837

psittacine1874

psittacean1890

1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VII. 465 (heading) Psittaceous Hornbill.

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals I. ii. 71 The Psittaceous or Parrot tribes.

1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 69 One..who saw in the individual only a passive, psittaceous product of his social milieu.

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

单词	psittaceous
释义	psittaceousadj. Brit. /sɪˈteɪʃəs/, U.S. /sɪˈteɪʃəs/ 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 , -eous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin psittacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψιττακός parrot (see psittac n.) + -eous suffix. rare. = psittacine adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [adjective] parroty1822 parrot-like1824 psittaceous1829 poll-parroty1837 psittacine1874 psittacean1890 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VII. 465 (heading) Psittaceous Hornbill. 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals I. ii. 71 The Psittaceous or Parrot tribes. 1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 69 One..who saw in the individual only a passive, psittaceous product of his social milieu. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829
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