rosella

[ roh-zel-uh ]

noun
  1. any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.

Origin of rosella

1
First recorded in 1820–30; alteration of Rosehill, district in southeast Australia

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rosella

/ (rəʊˈzɛlə) /


noun
  1. any of various Australian parrots of the genus Platycercus, such as P. elegans (crimson rosella), often kept as cage birds

Origin of rosella

1
C19: probably alteration of Rose-hiller, after Rose Hill, Parramatta, near Sydney

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