Genus Nestor (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Psittacidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Nestor is a group of Psittacidae, commonly referred to as New Zealand parrots or nestors.
- Researchers studying the genus Nestor are trying to protect the remaining species from extinction.
- Several threatened species belong to the genus Nestor, including the kaka and the kakapo.
- A field trip to the forest is planned to observe a colony of the genus Nestor in its natural habitat.
- Fossil records of the genus Nestor have been used to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the New Zealand parrot family.