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paroquet|ˈpærəkɪt|
[Another form of parakeet.]
1. = parakeet, q.v. for forms and quotations.
2. Comb. paroquet (perroquet) auk, a small auk, Ombria psittacula (Cyclorhynchus psittaculus), inhabiting the coasts and islands of the northern Pacific; paroquet-bur, a name in Jamaica of the plants of the genus Triumfetta: see quot.
1802Bingley Anim. Biog. (1813) II. 345 The Perroquet Auk..is found in flocks in Kamtschatka, in the isles towards Japan, and on the western shores of America. 1835Penny Cycl. III. 101/1 The Perroquet Auk is about eleven inches in length... The head, neck, and upper parts are black, blending into ash-colour on the fore-part of the neck; the under parts from the breast are white; the legs are yellowish. 1866Treas. Bot. 1176 In Jamaica the name Paroquet Burr is..given to them [species of Triumfetta], on account of the green paroquets feeding on their ripe fruits or burrs. |