Rosella

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:45:41

Ro"sel"la (?), n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa rose.] Zool.

A beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow.

 

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