AFRICAN GREY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does African grey mean? 

• AFRICAN GREY (noun)
  The noun AFRICAN GREY has 1 sense:

1. commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa

  Familiarity information: AFRICAN GREY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AFRICAN GREY (noun)

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Meaning:

Commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

African gray; African grey; Psittacus erithacus

Hypernyms ("African grey" is a kind of...):

parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)

Holonyms ("African grey" is a member of...):

genus Psittacus; Psittacus (type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey)