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budgerigar
(bʌdʒərigɑːʳ)
Word forms: plural budgerigars
countable noun
Budgerigars are small, brightly-coloured birds from Australia that people often keep as pets.
budgerigar in British English
(ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑː)
noun
a small green Australian parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus: a popular cagebird that is bred in many different coloured varieties
Often (informal) shortened to: budgieWord origin
C19: from a native Australian languagebudgerigar in American English
(ˈbʌdʒərɪˌgɑr)
noun
an Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) having a greenish-yellow body, marked with bright blue on the cheeks and tail feathers, and wings striped with brown
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British English: budgerigar /ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑː/ NOUN
Budgerigars are small, brightly-coloured birds from Australia.
- American English: budgerigar
- Arabic: بَبَغاء
- Brazilian Portuguese: periquito australiano
- Chinese: 相思鹦鹉
- Croatian: australska papigica
- Czech: andulka
- Danish: undulat
- Dutch: grasparkiet
- European Spanish: periquito
- Finnish: undulaatti
- French: perruche
- German: Wellensittich
- Greek: παπαγαλάκι
- Italian: pappagallino
- Japanese: セキセイインコ
- Korean: 잉꼬
- Norwegian: undulat
- Polish: papużka falista
- European Portuguese: periquito australiano
- Romanian: peruș
- Russian: волнистый попугайчик
- Latin American Spanish: periquito
- Swedish: undulat
- Thai: นกขนาดเล็กตระกูลเดียวกับนกแก้ว
- Turkish: muhabbet kuşu
- Ukrainian: хвилястий папуга
- Vietnamese: chim vẹt đuôi dài ở Úc
Chinese translation of 'budgerigar'
budgerigar
(ˈbʌdʒərɪɡɑːʳ)
n (c)
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小长(長)尾鹦(鸚)鹉(鵡)
(xiǎo chángwěiyīngwǔ)