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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
Generic synonyms: Parrot
Group relationships: Genus Psittacus, Psittacus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psittacus Erithacus
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. ..."