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CONUROPSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Conuropsis mean? 

CONUROPSIS (noun)
  The noun CONUROPSIS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Psittacidaeplay

  Familiarity information: CONUROPSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONUROPSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Psittacidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Conuropsis; genus Conuropsis

Hypernyms ("Conuropsis" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Conuropsis"):

Carolina parakeet; Conuropsis carolinensis (extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States)

Holonyms ("Conuropsis" is a member of...):

family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)


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