Carolina parakeet
- noun
- /ˌkɛrəˈlinə ˈpærəˌkit/
- US
:
periquito de Carolina
- In the 19th century, the Carolina parakeet was commonly seen flying in flocks across the Midwest.
Examples
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But there were still no Carolina parakeets and no Smith Island cottontails, a long contested subspecies of the Eastern cottontail.
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The Carolina parakeet was a vibrant green bird that once thrived in the forests of the eastern United States.
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Many people are saddened by the extinction of the Carolina parakeet, as it was the only parrot species native to the United States.
Synonyms
A small green parrot that lived in the eastern and central United States and is now extinct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Carolina + parakeet
The phrase is a straightforward compound of a place name plus a species: 'Carolina' (a geographic name) + 'parakeet' (a small parrot) yields 'a parakeet from Carolina' and thus denotes a type of parakeet. While details like its extinction status are specialized knowledge, the basic referent (a bird associated with Carolina) is directly inferable from the parts.
Etymology
Carolina parakeet comes from the bird's home and its type: Carolina is the region where it lived and parakeet means a small, colorful parrot. Picture a bright green parrot in Carolina forests to remember the bird, which is now 'extinct'.
