psittacoidadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪtəkɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈsɪdəˌkɔɪd/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin psittacus , -oid suffix; Greek ψιττακός , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin psittacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψιττακός parrot (see psittac n.) + -oid suffix. Compare earlier psittacid adj., psittacine adj., psittacean adj., psittaceous adj.

rare.

Of, relating to, or resembling a parrot; (Ornithology) = psittacid adj.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Psittacoid, of or pertaining to the Psittacidæ.

1937 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 50 460 The real experimenter brings to his task more than a psittacoid knack of repeating rules and directions.

1995 S. Rushdie Moor's Last Sigh xvi. 291 But to balance Lambajan there was psittacoid scorn. Tota the parrot on the ledge by the rear window screeched its painful contempt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	psittacoid
释义	psittacoidadj. Brit. /ˈsɪtəkɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈsɪdəˌkɔɪd/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin psittacus , -oid suffix; Greek ψιττακός , -oid suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin psittacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ψιττακός parrot (see psittac n.) + -oid suffix. Compare earlier psittacid adj., psittacine adj., psittacean adj., psittaceous adj. rare. Of, relating to, or resembling a parrot; (Ornithology) = psittacid adj. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Psittacoid, of or pertaining to the Psittacidæ. 1937 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 50 460 The real experimenter brings to his task more than a psittacoid knack of repeating rules and directions. 1995 S. Rushdie Moor's Last Sigh xvi. 291 But to balance Lambajan there was psittacoid scorn. Tota the parrot on the ledge by the rear window screeched its painful contempt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1895
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