conure
/ˈkɒnjʊə
/noun
A Central and South American parakeet that typically has green plumage with patches of other colours.
- Aratinga, Pyrrhura, and other genera, family Psittacidae: numerous species.
- I have a dusky conure, and she is that parakeet's twin.
- A colony of cherry-headed conures lives close to downtown San Francisco.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin conurus (former genus name), from Greek kōnos 'cone' + oura 'tail'.
- protoplasm
- protoplasmal
- protoplasmatic
- protoplasmic
- protoplasmically
- protoplast
- protoplot
- protopod
- protopodite
- protopodium
- protopop
- protopope
- protoporcelain
- protoporphyria
- protoporphyrin
- proto-presbyter
- Protopterus
- proto-punk
- protopyramid
- proto-rebel
- protorosaur
- protorosaurian
- Protorosaurus
- protosalt
- protoscientific