"swift parrot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: swift parrots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swift parrot (plural swift parrots)
  1. A true parrot, of the endangered species Lathamus discolor, which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to mainland south-eastern Australia. Categories (lifeform): Parrots Translations (a type of a parrot): latam (Czech), perruche de Latham [feminine] (French), ла́сточковый попуга́й (lástočkovyj popugáj) [masculine] (Russian)

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