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par·rot
I. \ˈparət also ˈper-, usu -əd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably irregular from Middle French perroquet, paroquet
1. : any of numerous zygodactyl birds (order Psittaciformes) widely distributed in tropical regions that have a distinctive stout curved cered hooked bill whose upper mandible is movably hinged to the skull, that are often crested and brightly variegated, and that are excellent mimics and often readily learn to simulate laughter and crying and to enunciate words and phrases; especially : an Old World parrot of the genus Psittacus having a rather stout form with a short square tail — see african gray
2. : a person who repeats the words and sometimes the actions of others mechanically and without understanding
< tends to become … the parrot of other men's thinking — R.W.Emerson >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to chatter like a parrot
< the idiot clucked and parroted to herself — Robinson Jeffers >
especially : repeat something mechanically in the manner of a trained parrot
< it is not praying but parroting — John Trapp >
transitive verb
1. : to repeat mechanically or by rote in the manner of a trained parrot : imitate the form of without understanding the sense or meaning involved
< parrot obediently what the author expected them to say — John Woodburn >
< any school boy … can parrot the explanation — D.M.Friedenberg >
< a newspaper which parroted to perfection the imperfections of the home press — Bruce Marshall >
2. : to teach to repeat in the mechanical manner of a parrot
< actors parroted by the stage manager >
III. adjective
1. : of, resembling, or of the nature of a parrot
< parrot tongue >
2. : of, characterized by, or resembling the mechanical imitation or repetition of the form of something (as a word) without meaning that characterizes a trained parrot
< blatant ignorance and assertive parrot knowledge — A.L.Guérard > |