Etymology

monk parakeet

Today it means: Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America. Full definition →

translingual Myiopsitta monachus
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  1. translingual · derived fromMyiopsitta monachus
  2. English todaymonk parakeet

From monk + parakeet, possibly derived from its taxonomic name, translingual Myiopsitta monachus (literally “monk Myiopsitta”).

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