Car·o·li·na parakeet | \ ˌker(-ə)-ˈlī-nə- 
, ˌka-rə- \
, ˌka-rə- \Definition of Carolina parakeet
: an extinct parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) of the eastern U.S.
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The first known use of Carolina parakeet was in 1893
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