rosella
noun
ro·sel·la
rōˈzelə
plural -s
1
: an Australian parakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird having the head and back of the neck scarlet and the cheeks white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast red and yellow
broadly
: any parakeet of the genus Platycercus
2
Australia
: a sheep that has shed a portion of its wool
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“Rosella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rosella. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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