noun
a genus of Psittacidae
• Syn: ↑genus Conuropsis
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacidae, ↑family Psittacidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Carolina parakeet, ↑Conuropsis carolinensis
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\\ˌkän(y)əˈräpsə̇s\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of small American parrots including among recent forms only the extinct Carolina parakeet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.