Definition of African gray

1. Noun. Commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa.

Exact synonyms: African Grey, Psittacus Erithacus
Generic synonyms: Parrot
Group relationships: Genus Psittacus, Psittacus

Lexicographical Neighbors of African Gray

African buffalos
African chameleon
African cherry orange
African clawed frog
African clawed frogs
African coral snake
African country
African crake
African crakes
African crocodile
African daisy
African elephant
African elephants
African endomyocardial fibrosis
African furuncular myiasis
African gray (current term)
African green monkey
African haemorrhagic fever
African hemp
African holly
African hunting dog
African lily
African mahogany
African marigold
African millet
African mole cricket
African mole crickets
African monitor
African nation

Literary usage of African gray

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"The American Standard of Perfection recognizes the following breeds of geese: Toulouse (gray), Embden (white), African (gray), Chinese (both brown and white ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"The African gray parrot (Fig. 523), with gray body, black bill and scarlet tail, takes high rank. It varies from twelve to fifteen inches in length. ..."

3. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Birds include African fish eagles, Senegalese kingfishers, great blue turacos, African gray parrots— largest parrot in Africa—bee-eaters, sunbirds, rollers, ..."

4. Glimpses of the Animate World, Or, Science and Literature of Natural History (1885)
"It possesses a fluency and variety of language rarely ever equaled by the African gray. As soon as her master returns from the office for dinner, ..."

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