monk parakeet

noun

Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.

Similar
monk parrotQuaker parrot
Origintranslingual Myiopsitta monachus →
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Meanings

nounmonk parakeet (plural monk parakeets)

plural monk parakeets

  1. Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.

    Synonyms: monk parrot, Quaker parrot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMyiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.

Similar
monk parrotQuaker parrot
Also see
monk parrotquaker parrot

Origin

  1. translingualMyiopsitta monachus
  2. Englishmonk parakeet

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

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Translations

Arabic دُرَّة رَاهِبَة
  • دُرَّة رَاهِبَةMyiopsitta monachus
Catalan cotorreta pitgrisa
  • cotorreta pitgrisaMyiopsitta monachus
Chinese Mandarin 和尚鸚鵡 /和尚鹦鹉, 塔樓鸚鵡 /塔楼鹦鹉
  • 和尚鸚鵡 /和尚鹦鹉 (héshàng yīngwǔ)Myiopsitta monachus
  • 塔樓鸚鵡 /塔楼鹦鹉 (tǎlóu yīngwǔ)Myiopsitta monachus
Czech mníšek
  • mníšekMyiopsitta monachus
Dutch monniksparkiet, muisparkiet
  • monniksparkietMyiopsitta monachus
  • muisparkietMyiopsitta monachus
  • torresparkietMyiopsitta monachus
Finnish munkkiaratti
  • munkkiarattiMyiopsitta monachus
French conure veuve
  • conure veuveMyiopsitta monachus
German Mönchssittich
  • MönchssittichMyiopsitta monachus
Hungarian barátpapagáj
  • barátpapagájMyiopsitta monachus
Persian طوطی راهب
  • طوطی راهب (tuti râheb)Myiopsitta monachus
Polish mnicha
  • mnichaMyiopsitta monachus
Russian кали́та, толстоклю́вый попуга́й
  • кали́та (kalíta)Myiopsitta monachus
  • толстоклю́вый попуга́й (tolstokljúvyj popugáj)Myiopsitta monachus
  • попуга́й-мона́х (popugáj-monáx)Myiopsitta monachus
  • ква́кер (kváker)Myiopsitta monachus
Spanish cotorra argentina, perico monje
  • cotorra argentinaMyiopsitta monachus
  • perico monjeMyiopsitta monachus
  • cataMyiopsitta monachus
  • catitaMyiopsitta monachus
  • cotorra ventigrísMyiopsitta monachus
Swedish munkparakit
  • munkparakitMyiopsitta monachus
Vietnamese vẹt thầy tu đuôi dài
  • vẹt thầy tu đuôi dàiMyiopsitta monachus
Welsh parotan mynach
  • parotan mynachMyiopsitta monachus
Cite this entry
APA

monk parakeet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monk%20parakeet

MLA

“monk parakeet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monk%20parakeet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monk parakeet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monk%20parakeet.

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