How do you pronounce conure?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒnjʊə(ɹ)/.

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conure

/ˈkɒnjʊə(ɹ)/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

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Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.

From scientific Latin Conurus (genus name), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

conures (plural)

austral conure azuero conure dusky-headed conure golden conure green-cheeked conure half-moon conure mitred conure Molina's conure

How do you pronounce conure?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒnjʊə(ɹ)/.
What does conure mean?: Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.
Where does conure come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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