Parrot
111parrot-wrasse — parrˈot wrasseˈ noun A parrot fish, esp a Mediterranean species (Scarus cretensis) prized by the ancients • • • Main Entry: ↑parrot …
112parrot fish — Scarus Sca rus, n. [L. See {Scar} a kind of fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish ({Sparisoma scarus}) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; called also {parrot fish}. [1913 Webster] …
113parrot green — Green Green (gr[=e]n), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. [1913 Webster] 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village… …
114parrot fever — Pathol. psittacosis. Also called parrot disease. [1950 55] * * * …
115parrot's-bill — /par euhts bil /, n. a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white streaked, crimson flowers. Also called parrot beak /par euht beek /, red kowhai. [1865 70; presumably trans. of the Maori name of the …
116parrot fever — noun An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from birds such as parrots, pigeons, sparrows, ducks, and many other species of bird. Syn: ornithosis, parrot disease, psittacosis …
117Parrot fever (psittacosis) — An infectious disease due to a bacteria (Chlamydia psittaci) contracted from psittacine birds, especially caged birds like parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds and also in turkey processing plants. The bacteria enter the human body by inhalation of… …
118Parrot, Joseph Marie Jules — ► (1829 83) Médico pediatra francés. Descubrió la seudoparálisis infantil de origen sifilítico o enfermedad de Parrot …
119parrot beak nail — a fingernail or toenail that curves around the end of the digit and is shaped like a parrot s beak …
120Parrot atrophy of newborn pseudoparalysis etc. — Par·rot atrophy of newborn, pseudoparalysis, etc. (pah roґ) [Joseph Marie Jules Parrot, French physician, 1829–1883] see under pseudoparalysis and sign, see marasmus, and see ciliospinal reflex, under reflex …
