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Definition of Parakeet
1. Noun. Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots.
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. Noun. A member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in Australia and Africa. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parakeet
1. a small parrot [n -S]
Medical Definition of Parakeet
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Parakeet
Literary usage of Parakeet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bahama Songs and Stories: A Contribution to Folk-lore by Charles Lincoln Edwards (1895)
"Miste' B' parakeet came out an' went up in a tree an 'e commence to sing ...
Nex' day B' parakeet went again with B' Frog. B' parakeet got up in a tree ..."
2. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"The Alexandrine parakeet (P. Alexandri) of India is a nearly allied species. ...
The grass parakeets of Australia, of which the ми.ill warbling parakeet ..."
3. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature ...: With Numerous Notes from the by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"The Alexandrine, as well as its congener the Rose-ring parakeet, ... The green
parakeet, with a red neck, ticity for no less than ninety-three years. ..."
4. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1918)
"The Alexan- rine parakeet (P. Alexandri) of India is a nearly allied species.
... The grass parakeets of Australia, of which the small warbling parakeet ..."
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