conure means any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
conure is pronounced /ˈkɒnjʊə(ɹ)/.
Etymology
From scientific Latin Conurus (genus name), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
noun
- Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.