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[syn: Nestor, genus Nestor]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nestor \Nes"tor\, prop. n. (Zool.)
A genus of parrots with gray heads, of New Zealand and Papua,
allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nestor
n 1: (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at
Troy
2: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: Nestor, genus Nestor]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "nestor":
Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, backseat driver,
buttinsky, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, expert,
guide, instructor, kibitzer, meddler, mentor, monitor, orienter,
preceptist, teacher
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "Nestor":
Buddha, Confucius, Father Time, Gandhi, Mentor, Methuselah,
Old Paar, Plato, Socrates, Solomon, centenarian, dotard, elder,
gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire,
graybeard, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger,
old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man,
old party, old-timer, older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch,
presbyter, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian,
the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran