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parra

gen. parrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a bird of ill omen
the common; barn owl;; the green woodpecker •
the common or barn owl; acc. to others, the green woodpecker or the lapwing: picus et cornix ab laevā, corvus, parra ab dexterā consuadent, Plaut. As. 2, 1, 12 Fleck.: impios parrae recinentis omen Ducat, etc., Hor. C. 3, 27, 1 Orell.; cf. Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 292.
Perseus ID: n33920 Key: parra1