Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "C. PSITTACI" tana nufin sunan kimiyya na Chlamydophila psittaci, nau'in kwayoyin cuta da ke haifar da cututtuka na numfashi a cikin tsuntsaye da mutane. Ana samun wannan kwayar cutar a cikin tsuntsayen psittacine (kamar aku, macaws, da cockatiels) kuma ana iya yada ta zuwa ga mutane ta hanyar shakar gurɓataccen kura ko hulɗa kai tsaye da tsuntsaye masu cutar. A cikin mutane, cutar da C. psittaci ke haifarwa ana kiranta psittacosis, kuma tana iya kamawa daga ƙananan alamun mura zuwa matsanancin ciwon huhu.