lorikeet

lor·i·keet

L0253200 (lôr′ĭ-kēt′, lŏr′-)n. Any of several small, often brilliantly colored Australasian parrots that feed primarily on soft fruits and on nectar and pollen.

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[lor(y) + (para)keet.]

lorikeet

(ˈlɒrɪˌkiːt; ˌlɒrɪˈkiːt) n (Animals) any of various small lories, such as Glossopsitta versicolor (varied lorikeet) or Trichoglossus moluccanus (rainbow lorikeet)[C18: from lory + -keet, as in parakeet]

lor•i•keet

(ˈlɔr ɪˌkit, ˈlɒr-)

n. any of various small lories. [1765–75; lory + (para) keet]

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lorikeet - any of various small lories lory - small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruitsGlossopsitta versicolor, varied Lorikeet - lorikeet with a colorful coatrainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus - a kind of lorikeet