Carolina parakeet

noun

A parrot, formerly native to large parts of the United States, but now extinct (†Conuropsis carolinensis)

Similar
Conuropsis carolinensis

Meanings

nounCarolina parakeet (plural Carolina parakeets)

plural Carolina parakeets

  1. A parrot, formerly native to large parts of the United States, but now extinct (†Conuropsis carolinensis)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounextinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States

Similar
Conuropsis carolinensis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French perruche de Caroline, perroquet de Caroline
  • perruche de CarolineTranslations
  • perroquet de CarolineTranslations
  • conure de CarolineTranslations
Russian кароли́нский попуга́й
  • кароли́нский попуга́й (karolínskij popugáj)Translations
Spanish perico de Carolina, periquito de Carolina
  • perico de CarolinaTranslations
  • periquito de CarolinaTranslations
  • cotorra de CarolinaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Carolina parakeet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carolina%20parakeet

MLA

“Carolina parakeet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carolina%20parakeet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carolina parakeet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carolina%20parakeet.

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