NYMPHICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nymphicus mean? 

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

1. a genus of Psittacidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NYMPHICUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Psittacidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Nymphicus; Nymphicus

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Nymphicus"):

cockateel; cockatiel; cockatoo parrot; Nymphicus hollandicus (small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head)

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

family Psittacidae; Psittacidae (coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)