aratinga

noun

ar·​a·​tin·​ga

ˌarəˈtiŋgə

1

capitalized : a genus of rather large chiefly green parakeets of tropical America

2

plural -s : a parakeet of the genus Aratinga : conure

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Portuguese

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