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单词 conure
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Definition of conure in English:

conure

noun ˈkɒnjʊəˈkänyər
  • A Central and South American parakeet that typically has green plumage with patches of other colours.

    (中南美的)鹦哥

    Aratinga, Pyrrhura, and other genera, family Psittacidae: numerous species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She and her husband reside in Arizona with their two cockatoos, two conures and a Chihuahua.
    • The collection of colourful South American macaws and Patagonian conures has been allowed to come and go as they please from their enclosure at the town's South Lakes Wild Animal Park for the past ten years.
    • I'm not sure if Quaker parrots live as long as conures, but I was also warned that she would need a mate by age 10 or so, or she'd become extremely sullen and nasty.
    • A colony of cherry-headed conures lives close to downtown San Francisco.
    • I have a dusky conure, and she is that parakeet's twin.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin conurus (former genus name), from Greek kōnos 'cone' + oura 'tail'.

Definition of conure in US English:

conure

nounˈkänyər
  • A Central and South American parakeet that typically has green plumage with patches of other colors.

    (中南美的)鹦哥

    Aratinga, Pyrrhura, and other genera, family Psittacidae: numerous species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm not sure if Quaker parrots live as long as conures, but I was also warned that she would need a mate by age 10 or so, or she'd become extremely sullen and nasty.
    • The collection of colourful South American macaws and Patagonian conures has been allowed to come and go as they please from their enclosure at the town's South Lakes Wild Animal Park for the past ten years.
    • She and her husband reside in Arizona with their two cockatoos, two conures and a Chihuahua.
    • I have a dusky conure, and she is that parakeet's twin.
    • A colony of cherry-headed conures lives close to downtown San Francisco.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin conurus (former genus name), from Greek kōnos ‘cone’ + oura ‘tail’.

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