Meanings
adjectivepsittaceous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyOf or relating to psittacids, a group of parrots.
Origin
By surface analysis, psittac- + -e- + -ous.
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APA
psittaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psittaceous
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“psittaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psittaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psittaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psittaceous.
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