monk parakeet
nounEtymology From monk + parakeet, possibly derived from its taxonomic name, translingual Myiopsitta monachus (literally “monk Myiopsitta”).
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Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.
noun
Etymology From monk + parakeet, possibly derived from its taxonomic name, translingual Myiopsitta monachus (literally “monk Myiopsitta”).
Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.
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