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Definition of Genus Nymphicus
1. Noun. A genus of Psittacidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Psittacidae, Psittacidae
Member holonyms: Cockateel, Cockatiel, Cockatoo Parrot, Nymphicus Hollandicus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Nymphicus
Literary usage of Genus Nymphicus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Genus NYMPHICUS. As of Melopsittacus, there is only one species known of this genus.
It is strictly Australian, and will doubtless hereafter be found to be ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Corella, n. any parrot of the genus Nymphicus; the word is dim. of late Lat.
cora = Kopi;, a girl, doll, etc. The Australian Corella is N. ..."
3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1882)
"Description of a new Species of Parrot of the genus Nymphicus. By EDGAR L.
LAYARD, CMG, FZS, &c., HBM Consul, and E. LEOPOLD C. LAYARD, Vice-Consul at ..."
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