Definition of Nymphicus

1. Noun. A genus of Psittacidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Nymphicus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Psittacidae, Psittacidae
Member holonyms: Cockateel, Cockatiel, Cockatoo Parrot, Nymphicus Hollandicus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nymphicus

Nyiha
Nyingma
Nyiragongo
Nyiramba
Nyiregyháza
Nylonkong
Nymphaea alba
Nymphaea caerulea
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaea stellata
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphalidae
Nymphalis
Nymphalis antiopa
Nymphicus (current term)
Nymphicus hollandicus
Nynorsk
Nypa
Nyquist frequency
Nyquist rate
Nyssa
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssaceae
Nystan
Nysten's law
Nyunga
Nyungar
Nyx

Literary usage of Nymphicus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1855)
"Platycercus cornutus, Vig. Zool. Journ. ip 528. Nymphicus ... Nymphicus cornutus, GR Gr. List of Gen. of B. (1855) p. 86. ..."

2. List of the Vertebrated Animals Now Or Lately Living in the Gardens of the by London Zoo (London, England), Philip Lutley Sclater (1883)
"Presented by Miss Eva Maitland, April 20, 1882. Genus Nymphicus. 582. ... XLIT. c. Female. Received in exchange, Sept. 14, 1882. 583. Nymphicus ..."

3. Catalogue of the Birds of the Tropical Islands of the Pacific Ocean by George Robert Gray (1859)
"SN ip 327- Platycercus cornutus, Vigors, Zool. Journ. ip 522. Nymphicus ... Nymphicus cornutus, GR Gray, List of Gen. of B. 1855, p. 86. GR Gray & Mitch. ..."

4. Handbook to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1865)
"Zool. PI. 49. noca-hollandite, GR Gray, List of Gen. of Birds, 1855, p. 85. Nymphicus novae-hollandiae, Gould, Birds of Australia, fol., vol. v. ..."

5. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"P- a, b. Interior of S. Australia. Presented by Capt. Sturt. c. NE Australia. Presented by Sir Thomas Mitchell. c. Nymphicus. i'J. PLATYCERCUS ..."

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