monk parakeet
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monk parakeet
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From monk + parakeet, possibly derived from its taxonomic name, translingual Myiopsitta monachus (literally “monk Myiopsitta”).
noun monk parakeets
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Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.
Similar: monk parrot, Quaker parrot
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noun Myiopsitta monachus
| Español | cotorra argentina, perico monje, cata, catita, cotorra ventigrís |
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| 中文 | 和尚鸚鵡 /和尚鹦鹉 héshàng yīngwǔ, 塔樓鸚鵡 /塔楼鹦鹉 tǎlóu yīngwǔ |
| Français | conure veuve |
| Deutsch | Mönchssittich |
| Русский | кали́та kalíta, толстоклю́вый попуга́й tolstokljúvyj popugáj, попуга́й-мона́х popugáj-monáx, ква́кер kváker |
| Tiếng Việt | vẹt thầy tu đuôi dài |
| العربية | دُرَّة رَاهِبَة |
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title = {monk parakeet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monk%20parakeet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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