parrotletn.
/ˈparətlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈpɛrətlət/ Any of various tiny tropical American parrots, chiefly of the genera Forpus and Touit, with predominantly green plumage and a short tail.
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1926 E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman in V. E. Shelford et al. Naturalist's Guide to Americas iv.b §3 a Psittacula cyanopygia cyanopygia, Mexican parrotlet. N.W.
1934 Science 15 June 546 (title) Latent psittacosis and salmonella psitaccosis infection in South American parrotlets and conures.
1960 J. Bond Birds W. Indies 114 Guiana parrotlet Forpur passerinus... Local names: Parakeet; Love-bird.
1997 J. del Hoyo et al. Handbk. Birds of World IV. 318 (caption) The Pacific Parrotlet shows extraordinary opportunism when it comes to selecting a nest-site.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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