night parrot

noun

Pezoporus occidentalis, a small parrot endemic to Australia.

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Meanings

nounnight parrot (plural night parrots)

plural night parrots

  1. Pezoporus occidentalis, a small parrot endemic to Australia.

    Two small green-feathered birds, no bigger than mice, jumped from twig to twig in the nearby grass. Rare birds. Rare find. Night parrots.

    2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 419

Translations

German Höhlensittich, Nachtsittich
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APA

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Chicago

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