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Psittaciformes

Psittaciformes

9.9
A group of birds that includes parrots and cockatoos that can copy sounds and often have bright feathers
  • noun
  • /ˌsɪtəˈsɔɪrmiːz/
  • Specialized
: Psittaciformes
  • The scientist researched the behavior of birds from the order Psittaciformes, including parrots and cockatoos.

Examples

  • Many pet owners love birds from the Psittaciformes order for their ability to mimic human speech.

  • We also studied the parakeet (budgerigar; order Psittaciformes), a bird found in the wild and in households as a pet, that is known to support the replication of other subtypes of influenza (16-18).

    Academic text (2014)

  • The vibrant colors of Psittaciformes like macaws make them popular in aviculture around the world.

Surface Forms

Psittaciformes singular
Psittaciformes plural

Etymology

Psittaciformes comes from a Greek word psittakos meaning 'parrot' and a Latin ending -formes meaning 'shape' or 'form'. So Psittaciformes simply names the group of 'parrot-shaped' birds, like parrots, cockatoos, and macaws.