Dictionary entry

Conure

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Co‐nure″ (kō̍‐nūr″), n. [NL. conurus, fr. Gr. κω̑νοσ a cone + ουρἄ tail. The name alludes to the tapering tail.] (Zoöl.) An American parrakeet of the genus Conurus. Many species are known. See Parrakeet.