pale-headed rosella

noun

A broad-tailed, moderate-sized parrot of species Platycercus adscitus, native to northeastern Australia, with a pale yellow head, predominantly white cheeks, a scalloped black and gold back, pale blue underparts, and a blood-red vent.

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nounpale-headed rosella (plural pale-headed rosellas)

plural pale-headed rosellas

  1. A broad-tailed, moderate-sized parrot of species Platycercus adscitus, native to northeastern Australia, with a pale yellow head, predominantly white cheeks, a scalloped black and gold back, pale blue underparts, and a blood-red vent.
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