Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Conure \Co*nure"\, n. [NL. conurus, fr. Gr. ? a cone + ? tail.
   The name alludes to the tapering tail.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An American parrakeet of the genus {Conurus}. Many species
   are known. See {Parrakeet}.