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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae — the blue-rumped parrot.

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Examples

  • (Psittinus incertus), the great helmeted hornbill (Buceroturus galeatus), the pheasant ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiatus), the rose-crested bee-eater (Nyctiornis amicta), the great gaper

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

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