psittacine

psit·ta·cine

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sit-uh-sahyn, -sin]
- /ˈsɪt əˌsaɪn, -sɪn/
- /sˈɪtəsˌiːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit-uh-sahyn, -sin]
- /ˈsɪt əˌsaɪn, -sɪn/

Definitions of psittacine word

adjective psittacine of or relating to parrots. 1
adjective psittacine of, relating to, or resembling a parrot 0
adjective psittacine of, resembling, or pertaining to parrots 0

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Origin of psittacine

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

1870-75; < Latin psittacinus < Greek psittákinos. equivalent to psittak(ós) parrot + -inos ine1

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Parts of speech for Psittacine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Psittacine

psittacine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

psittacine usage trend in Literature

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