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NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nymphicus hollandicus mean? 

NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS (noun)
  The noun NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS has 1 sense:

1. small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested headplay

  Familiarity information: NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cockateel; cockatiel; cockatoo parrot; Nymphicus hollandicus

Hypernyms ("Nymphicus hollandicus" is a kind of...):

parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)

Holonyms ("Nymphicus hollandicus" is a member of...):

genus Nymphicus; Nymphicus (a genus of Psittacidae)


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