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Definition of Psittacines
1. psittacine [n] - See also: psittacine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psittacines
Literary usage of Psittacines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"... the Pica- rians, and the psittacines. These are illustrated upon iS colored
plates — a few of the subjects of these compositions having been already ..."
2. High-Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop by Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), Carnegie Corporation of New York (2002)
"... psittacines (parrots); and passerines (songbirds and perching birds).
With virulent strains, losses can be up to 100 percent. ..."
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