psittacine
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prettygoodwordpsittacine (SIT-uh-sain, SIT-uh-sin) - adj., of, pertaining to, or resembling parrots.
Or macaws, parakeets, and cockatoos -- any bird in the order Psittaciformes. Squawk! First adopted in 1847 from Latin, ultimately from Greek psittákinos, from psittakós, parrot. Which means, yes, the p- was originally pronounced as part of that ps-.
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Or macaws, parakeets, and cockatoos -- any bird in the order Psittaciformes. Squawk! First adopted in 1847 from Latin, ultimately from Greek psittákinos, from psittakós, parrot. Which means, yes, the p- was originally pronounced as part of that ps-.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
---L.
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