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Psittacidae

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Noun1.PsittacidaePsittacidae - coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
family Psittacidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
order Psittaciformes, Psittaciformes - an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
genus Psittacus, Psittacus - type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey
Amazona, genus Amazona - a genus of Psittacidae
genus Ara, Ara - macaws
genus Nestor, Nestor - a genus of Psittacidae
Cacatua, genus Cacatua, genus Kakatoe, Kakatoe - a genus of Psittacidae
genus Nymphicus, Nymphicus - a genus of Psittacidae
Agapornis, genus Agapornis - a genus of Psittacidae
Loriinae, subfamily Loriinae - lories
Conuropsis, genus Conuropsis - a genus of Psittacidae
genus Melopsittacus, Melopsittacus - a genus of Psittacidae
genus Psittacula, Psittacula - a genus of Psittacidae


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"It was David who shot the bird," I said, "but it was Oliver who saw by its multi-coloured plumage that it was one of the Psittacidae, an excellent substitute for partridge.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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