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Rosella vs Macaw - What's the difference?

rosella | macaw |

Macaw is a hyponym of rosella.



As nouns the difference between rosella and macaw

is that rosella is a parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands while macaw is any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.

rosella

English

(wikipedia rosella)

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of (Rosehill).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus'' (originally specifically ''Platycercus eximius ) which is native to Australia and nearby islands.
  • *1985 , (Peter Carey), Illywhacker , Faber and Faber 2003, p. 138:
  • *:Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella , hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.
    • See also
    * lorikeet

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • ----

    macaw

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various parrots of the genera Ara'', ''Anodorhynchus'', ''Cyanopsitta'', ''Orthopsittaca'', ''Primolius'' and ''Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.