鹦鹉科

鸚鵡科
yīngwǔkē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Psittacidae (parrot family)

Examples

Hǔpí yīngwǔ shǔyú yīngwǔkē.
Budgerigars belong to the parrot family.
Yīngwǔkē dàduō fēnbù zài rèdài dìqū.
The parrot family is mostly distributed in tropical regions.

Tips

usage
Taxonomic family containing true parrots and parakeets. Modern treatments split former 鹦鹉科 into several families (Psittacidae, Psittaculidae etc.), but Chinese popular and older scientific writing still uses 鹦鹉科 broadly.

Stroke Order

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