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Parakeet vs Rosella - What's the difference?

parakeet | rosella |

Rosella is a hyponym of parakeet.



As nouns the difference between parakeet and rosella

is that parakeet is a member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in Australia and Africa while 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.

parakeet

English

Alternative forms

* parrakeet, paroquet, perokito

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in Australia and Africa.
  • *, II.8:
    • we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes , and not as man.
  • * 2009 , Patrick Barkham, The Guardian , 12 Oct 2009:
    • According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.

    Usage notes

    The common parakeet kept as a pet is called the budgie or budgerigar in Commonwealth nations.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "parakeet")

    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)
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