单词 | conure |
释义 | conure in British English (ˈkɒnjʊə) noun any of various small American parrots of the genus Aratinga and related genera Word origin C19: from New Latin conurus, from Greek kōnos cone + oura tailconure in American English (ˈkɑnjər) noun any of several long-tailed New World parrots, esp. of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets Word origin [1855–60; ‹ NL Conurus earlier genus name ‹ Gk kôn(os) cone + -ouros -tailed, adj. deriv. of ourá tail]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, kickoff, pipeline, specialistWord lists with bird |
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