psittacid
/sɪˈtasɪd/Ornithology
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the family Psittacidae, which comprises the parrots and their relatives.
noun
A bird of the family Psittacidae; a parrot.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Encyclopedic Dictionary. From scientific Latin Psittacus, genus name + -id, after scientific Latin Psittacidae, family name. With use as noun compare French psittacidé.
- run the gauntlet
- run the risk (or run risks)
- run the rule over
- run the show
- run through
- runtime
- runtime license
- runting
- runtish
- runtishly
- run to
- run to ruin
- run to seed
- runty
- run-up
- run up against
- run upon
- runway
- runway aerodrome
- runwayed
- runway light
- run wild
- run with
- run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
- Runyon, Damon