rosella
any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
Origin of rosella
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How to use rosella in a sentence
When rosella reached the moor the high wind was against her, blowing her frock between her knees and making her eyes water.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy | Mabel Henriette Spielmannrosella curtsied instinctively, then laughed as she went round to see where he had broken.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy | Mabel Henriette Spielmannrosella sheltered her face with her muff and ran the gauntlet of the persistent little snowflakes.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy | Mabel Henriette SpielmannThe next morning rosella volunteered to fetch her grandfather and introduce him to King Frost.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy | Mabel Henriette SpielmannHe had a turn for carpentry and contrivance, and he undertook that the Ladies rosella, etc., should be better housed than ever.
Chantry House | Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for rosella
/ (rəʊˈzɛlə) /
any of various Australian parrots of the genus Platycercus, such as P. elegans (crimson rosella), often kept as cage birds
Origin of rosella
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