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Carolina parakeet
Carolina parakeet
noun
an extinct New World parakeet,
Conuropsis carolinensis,
that ranged into the northern U.S., having yellowish-green plumage with an orange-yellow head.
Origin:
1840–50,
Americanism
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carolina parakeet
noun
extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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