Definition of Psittacus erithacus

1. Noun. Commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa.

Exact synonyms: African Gray, African Grey
Generic synonyms: Parrot
Group relationships: Genus Psittacus, Psittacus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psittacus Erithacus

Psilophyta
Psilophytaceae
Psilophytales
Psilopsida
Psilotaceae
Psilotales
Psilotatae
Psilotum
Psilotum nudum
Psithyrus
Psittacidae
Psittaciformes
Psittacula
Psittacula krameri
Psittacus
Psittacus erithacus
Pskov
Psocidae
Psocoptera
Psophia
Psophia crepitans
Psophiidae
Psophocarpus
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Psoralea
Psoralea esculenta
Psorokóstaina
Pss.
Psyche
Psyche knot

Literary usage of Psittacus erithacus

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

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN THE GREY PARROT (psittacus erithacus L.) By GR ... Grey parrots (psittacus erithacus L.) were among the species clinically affected. ..."

2. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1888)
"PSITTACUS ERiTHAcus, Linn. psittacus erithacus, Hartl. Abhandl. nat. Ver. Brem. viii. 1882, p. 211. ..."

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