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Definition of African gray
1. Noun. Commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa.
Generic synonyms: Parrot
Group relationships: Genus Psittacus, Psittacus
Lexicographical Neighbors of African Gray
Literary usage of African gray
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"The American Standard of Perfection recognizes the following breeds of geese:
Toulouse (gray), Embden (white), African (gray), Chinese (both brown and white ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"The African gray parrot (Fig. 523), with gray body, black bill and scarlet tail,
takes high rank. It varies from twelve to fifteen inches in length. ..."
3. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Birds include African fish eagles, Senegalese kingfishers, great blue turacos,
African gray parrots— largest parrot in Africa—bee-eaters, sunbirds, rollers, ..."
4. Glimpses of the Animate World, Or, Science and Literature of Natural History (1885)
"It possesses a fluency and variety of language rarely ever equaled by the African
gray. As soon as her master returns from the office for dinner, ..."
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