golden-shouldered parrot

noun

A rare bird, Psephotus chrysopterygius, found mainly in Queensland, Australia.

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noungolden-shouldered parrot (plural golden-shouldered parrots)

plural golden-shouldered parrots

  1. A rare bird, Psephotus chrysopterygius, found mainly in Queensland, Australia.

    Charles contemplated a rare golden-shouldered parrot, a being so beautiful that its dreamer's face showed a beatific smile […].

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 390
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