monk parakeet
English edit
Etymology edit
monk + parakeet, possibly derived from its taxonomic name, translingual Myiopsitta monachus (literally “monk Myiopsitta”).
Noun edit
monk parakeet (plural monk parakeets)
- Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.
- Synonyms: monk parrot, Quaker parrot
Translations edit
Myiopsitta monachus
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