Carolina Parakeet (Noun)
Meaning
Extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Carolina parakeet, once widespread in North America, now has no known living specimen.
- The Carolina parakeet's range extended far beyond the southeastern United States into areas of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
- A major conservation effort failed to save the Carolina parakeet from its unfortunate extinction.
- Prior to its extinction, the Carolina parakeet was one of the only parrot species native to the United States.
- Extensive collections of remains and records describe the Carolina parakeet as an important, but now lost part of North American bird life.