- psittacine
- Referring to birds of the parrot family (parrots, parakeets, and budgerigars).
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psit·ta·cine (sitґə-sīn) [Gr. psittakos parrot] of or relating to parrots, parakeets, and related birds. See also psittacosis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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psit·ta·cine (sitґə-sīn) [Gr. psittakos parrot] of or relating to parrots, parakeets, and related birds. See also psittacosis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
psittacine — [sit′ə sīn΄, sit′əsin] adj. [L psittacinus < psittacus, a parrot (< Gr psittakos) + inus, INE1] of, resembling, or pertaining to parrots psittacinely adv … English World dictionary
psittacine — adjective Etymology: Latin psittacinus, from psittacus parrot, from Greek psittakos Date: 1874 of or relating to the parrots • psittacine noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Psittacine beak and feather disease — is a viral disease affecting all Old World and New World Parrots (Psittacini, Hookbills). The virus attacks the feather follicles and the beak and claws growing cells of the bird, causing progressive feather malformation and necrosis. In later… … Wikipedia
psittacine Ornithology — [ sɪtəkʌɪn, sʌɪn] adjective relating to or denoting birds of the parrot family (Psittacidae). noun a bird of the parrot family. Origin C19: from L. psittacinus of a parrot , from psittacus, from Gk psittakos parrot … English new terms dictionary
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease — Maladie du bec et des plumes La maladie du bec et des plumes, ou PBFD pour Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease, est une maladie qui touche les psittacidés. Elle a été découverte pour la première fois en 1975 en Australie. Elle est provoquée par… … Wikipédia en Français
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease — Gelbhaubenkakadu mit PBFD Stark durch PBFD geschäd … Deutsch Wikipedia
Psittacine Proventricular Dilatation — Die Drüsenmagendilatation (Syn.: Neurogene oder Neuropathische Drüsenmagendilatation, Myogene Ganglioneuritis, Macaw Wasting Disease, Psittacine Proventricular Dilatation, PPD) ist eine schwere Erkrankung des Nervensystems bei Großpapageien, die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
psittacine — /sit euh suyn , sin/, adj. of or pertaining to parrots. [1870 75; < L psittacinus < Gk psittákinos. equiv. to psittak(ós) parrot + inos INE1] * * * … Universalium
psittacine — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to parrots. 2. noun Any bird in the order Psittaciformes: a parrot. Syn: parrot … Wiktionary