Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psittaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
psit-ta-ceous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to psittacids, a group of parrots.

Etymology

By surface analysis, psittac- + -e- + -ous.

Questions

What does psittaceous mean?
Of or relating to psittacids, a group of parrots.
Where does psittaceous come from?
By surface analysis, psittac- + -e- + -ous.

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