budgerigar

budg·er·i·gar

B0530800 (bŭj′ə-rē-gär′, bŭj′ə-rē′-)n. A parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) native to Australia and having green, yellow, or blue plumage. It is a popular cage bird bred in a variety of colors not found in wild populations.

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[Probably alteration of Kamilaroi (Pama-Nyungan language of northeast New South Wales) gijirrigaa.]

budgerigar

(ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑː) n (Animals) a small green Australian parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus: a popular cagebird that is bred in many different coloured varieties. Often (informal) shortened to: budgie [C19: from a native Australian language]

budg•er•i•gar

(ˈbʌdʒ ə riˌgɑr, -ər ɪ-)

n. an Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, having greenish plumage with black and yellow markings, bred as a pet in a variety of colors. [1840–50; perhaps alter. of Kamilaroi or Yuwaalaraay (Australian Aboriginal languages of New South Wales) gijirrigā (perhaps gijirr yellow or small + gā head)]

budgerigar

(ˈbadʒərigaː) abbreviation ( ˈbudgie (ˈbadʒi) ) noun a type of small (originally Australian) brightly-coloured bird, often kept as a pet.

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budgerigar - small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colorsbudgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeetparakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrotsgenus Melopsittacus, Melopsittacus - a genus of Psittacidae

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