nestor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
  2. noun a genus of Psittacidae
    genus Nestor.

WordNet


Nes"tor noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.

Webster 1913