Conurus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
Proper noun
Conurus m
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – that included members of the modern Aratinga and Pyrrhura.
References
- “Conurus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Conurus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.