Carolina parakeet

Noun

Meaning

extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Conuropsis carolinensis carolina quaker carolina ringneck carolina cockatoo carolina parrot carolina poicephalus carolina rosella carolina alexandrine parakeet carolina senegal parrot carolina budgerigar carolina cape parrot carolina conure carolina eclectus parrot carolina grey parrot carolina jardine's parrot

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Hypernyms

parakeet parrakeet paraquet paroquet parroket parroquet

Examples

A few bones, including a pygostyle found at the Calvert Site in Southern Ontario, came from the Carolina parakeet. Source: Internet

Reasons for extinction Turnaround video of a mounted skeleton, Naturalis The evidence is rather conclusive that extinction of the Carolina parakeet was by anthropogenic activity, through a variety of means. Source: Internet

Carolina Parakeet: The last known Carolina parakeets were sighted on Lake Okeechobee in 1904 by ornithologist Dr. Frank Chapman. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Carolina metallic tiger beetle carolina meyer's parrot Carolina moonseed carolina parrot carolina pigeon carolina pink