psittacus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	african gray, african grey, psittacus erithacus,
definition	:	commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family psittacidae, psittacidae,
definition	:	coextensive with the order Psittaciformes (noun.animal)