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Noun: Carolina parakeet  ,ker-u'lI-nu'per-u,keet [N. Amer], ,ka-ru'lI-nu'pa-ru,keet [Brit]
  1. Extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States
    - Conuropsis carolinensis

Derived forms: Carolina parakeets

Type of: parakeet, paroquet, parrakeet [non-standard], parroket, parroquet

Part of: Conuropsis, genus Conuropsis

Encyclopedia: Carolina parakeet