Conurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Proper noun

Conurus m

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – that included members of the modern Aratinga and Pyrrhura.

References

“Conurus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“Conurus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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