Amazona

noun

Am·​a·​zo·​na

ˌaməˈzōnə

: a large genus of tropical American parrots

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Amazon river (Portuguese Amazonas)

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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