Jako
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jako is a noun meaning An African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus, commonly kept as a cage bird.
Meaning
An African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus, commonly kept as a cage bird.
Example Sentences
Of parrots, little Jack only saw ash-gray jakos, with red tails, which abounded under the trees. But these jakos were not new to him.
The Jako, or gray parrot of Africa, has the capacity for speaking best developed, and the yellow-headed green parrot of Mexico stands second in the list.
Very little is known of these birds in their wild state, although they are brought to Europe in far greater numbers than any other species. We learn from Henglin that the habitat of the Jako extends from the western coast of Africa deep into the heart of that continent […]
Word Forms
- jakos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include like, psittacid, cagebird, psittacine, catbird, alexandrine.
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