Definition of Psittaceous. Meaning of Psittaceous. Synonyms of Psittaceous

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Definition of Psittaceous

Psittaceous
Psittaceous Psit*ta"ceous, Psittacid Psit"ta*cid, a. [L. psittacus a parrot, Gr. ?: cf. F. psittacide.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the parrots, or the Psittaci. -- n. One of the Psittaci.

Meaning of Psittaceous from wikipedia

- Phillip wrote of this (at the time) mysterious bird—calling it the 'psittaceous hornbill'—in his 1789 work The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay...