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单词 grey parrot
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Definition of grey parrot in English:

grey parrot

(also African grey parrot)
noun
  • A parrot of western equatorial Africa, with grey plumage and a red tail, often kept as a pet for its mimicking abilities.

    Psittacus erithacus, family Psittacidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Twenty five years of research has shown that grey parrots have cognitive intelligence equal to a 6.5 year old child and communication skills equal to a 2 + year old child.
    • In the last few years, though, the MIT professor Irene Pepperberg has been conducting some rather amazing experiments with her pet grey parrots.
    • African grey parrots have the reputation as being the best talkers of the parrot kingdom.
    • Vancouverite Michelle Blaney takes in unwanted parrots, currently caring for four macaws, an African grey parrot and a cockatiel.
    • This amazing African grey parrot has a vocabulary that's greater than 950 words and actually invents words and phrases.
 
 
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