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Definition of Lorikeet
1. Noun. Any of various small lories.
Specialized synonyms: Glossopsitta Versicolor, Varied Lorikeet, Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus Moluccanus
Definition of Lorikeet
1. n. Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.
Definition of Lorikeet
1. Noun. Any of various small, brightly coloured, parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily ''Loriinae''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lorikeet
1. a small parrot [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lorikeet
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lorikeet
Literary usage of Lorikeet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Australia: Its History, Resources, and Productions by William Harcus (1876)
"... Cockatoo parrakeet Lathamus discolor Swift lorikeet ... Red-collared lorikeet
Glossopsitta australis Musk lorikeet ..."
2. Journal of the American Oriental Society by American Oriental Society (1897)
"lorikeet is partly Malayan, partly Latin and partly Spanish, the last two elements
being added ... lorikeet, a bird of the parrot kind, resembling the lory. ..."
3. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... Benth., NO Myr- lorikeet, n. a bird-name, a little Lory (qv). The species in
Australia are— Blue-bellied lorikeet— ..."
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