rosella

/ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.

noun

  1. A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands.“Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.”