paraquet

paraquet

(ˈpærəˌkɛt) n (Animals) another name for parakeet

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Noun

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paraquet - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrotsparakeet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquetparrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic soundsCarolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis - extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United Statesbudgereegah, budgerigar, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet - small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colorsPsittacula krameri, ring-necked parakeet - African parakeet