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parrakeet
parrakeet (ˈpærəˌkiːt) n (Animals) a variant spelling of parakeetpar•a•keet (ˈpær əˌkit)
n. any of various small parrots having a long, graduated tail, as the budgerigar and New World parrots of the genus Aratinga and allied genera. [1575–85; < Middle French paroquet, appar. orig. a diminutive of P(i)errot, diminutive of Pierre Peter, as a name for a parrot] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  parrakeet - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrotsparakeet, paraquet, paroquet, 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 |
parrakeet
parrakeet: see parakeetparakeet
or parrakeet,
common name for a widespread group of small parrots, native to the Indo-Malayan region and popular as cage birds. Parakeets have long, pointed tails, unlike the chunky lovebirds with which they are sometimes confused.
..... Click the link for more information. .parakeet, parrakeet any of numerous small usually brightly coloured long-tailed parrots, such as Psittacula krameri (ring-necked parakeet), of Africa parrakeet
Synonyms for parrakeetnoun any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrotsSynonyms- parakeet
- paraquet
- paroquet
- parroket
- parroquet
Related Words- parrot
- Carolina parakeet
- Conuropsis carolinensis
- budgereegah
- budgerigar
- budgerygah
- budgie
- grass parakeet
- lovebird
- Melopsittacus undulatus
- shell parakeet
- Psittacula krameri
- ring-necked parakeet
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