Conuropsis

noun

Con·​u·​rop·​sis

ˌkän(y)əˈräpsə̇s

: a genus of small American parrots including among recent forms only the extinct Carolina parakeet

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Conurus + -opsis

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