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单词 lorikeet
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lorikeetn.

Brit. /ˈlɒrᵻkiːt/, /ˌlɒrᵻˈkiːt/, U.S. /ˈlɔrəˌkit/
Forms: Also 1700s loriquet, loorequet, lorrykeet.
Etymology: < lory n. + -keet in parakeet n.
A name for small brightly-coloured parrots of the Malay Archipelago, comprehending the genera Charmosyna, Loriculus, and Coriphilus.
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1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 66 He presented me with a Loorequet of beautiful plumage, mostly green and yellow.
1790 Coll. Voy. round World I. ix. 217 Loriquets, cockatoos, parrots.
1869 A. R. Wallace Malay Archipel. II. 42 The little lorikeet (Charmosyna placentis).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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