monk parrot

noun

variants or monk parrakeet

: a common South American green and gray parrot (Myiopsitta monachus)

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for monk parrot

• demerit
• inherit
• preterit
• buret
• carat
• ferret
• garret
• karat
• merit
• disinherit