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Definition of Agapornis
1. Noun. A genus of Psittacidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Psittacidae, Psittacidae
Member holonyms: Lovebird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agapornis
Literary usage of Agapornis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1902)
"... lower back and rump inclining to cobalt-blue; the upper tail-coverts being
rather yellowish green ; the breast and abdomen emerald-green. 60. agapornis ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1892)
"It derives its scientific name (agapornis cand) from its personal appearance,
its grass-green body being surmounted by a head and neck of a pearly grey ..."
3. Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée by Société Cuvierienne, Paris (1848)
"Perruches américaines , Passerinus , Melanotus, elc., il semble restreindre son
genre agapornis à ces espèces africaines et indiennes, à bec réellement gros ..."
4. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"... and agapornis have lost the furcula, but neither of these characters are
probably of more than generic value. The genera are:— Psittacus (2 sp. ..."
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