PSITTACUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Psittacus mean? 

• PSITTACUS (noun)
  The noun PSITTACUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey

  Familiarity information: PSITTACUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSITTACUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Psittacus; Psittacus

Hypernyms ("Psittacus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Psittacus"):

African gray; African grey; Psittacus erithacus (commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa)

Holonyms ("Psittacus" is a member of...):

family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)