Definition of Parakeet

1. Noun. Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots.

Exact synonyms: Paraquet, Paroquet, Parrakeet, Parroket, Parroquet
Generic synonyms: Parrot
Specialized synonyms: Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis Carolinensis, Budgereegah, Budgerigar, Budgerygah, Budgie, Grass Parakeet, Lovebird, Melopsittacus Undulatus, Shell Parakeet, Psittacula Krameri, Ring-necked Parakeet

Definition of Parakeet

1. n. Same as Parrakeet.

Definition of Parakeet

1. a small parrot [n -S]

Medical Definition of Parakeet

1. Same as Parrakeet. Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; called also paroquet and paraquet. Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus, Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (C. Carolinensis). See: Paroquet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parakeet

parahidrosis
parahippocampal gyrus
parahormone
parahypnosis
parahypophysis
parainfluenza
parainfluenzas
parainfluenza virus
parainfluenza virus
parainfluenza viruses
parajejunal fossa
parajournalism
parajournalisms
parakappacism
parakeet (current term)
parakeet (current term)
parakeets
parakeratosis
parakeratosis ostracea
parakeratosis variegata
parakinesia
parakite
parakites
paralactic
paralalia
paralalia literalis
paralambdacism
paralanguage
paralanguages
paralbumin

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