Meanings
adjectivepsittacine (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to parrots.
nounpsittacine (plural psittacines)
plural psittacines
- Any bird in the order Psittaciformes: a parrot.
Synonyms: parrot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny bird in the order Psittaciformes: a parrot.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekψιττακός
- Englishpsittacine
From Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós) + -ine. By surface analysis, psittac- + -ine.
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APA
psittacine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psittacine
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“psittacine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psittacine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psittacine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psittacine.
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