About The Word Paroquet
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Paroquet
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What's The Definition Of Paroquet?
[n] any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
Synonyms | Synonyms for Paroquet: parakeet | paraquet | parrakeet | parroket | parroquet Related Terms | Find terms related to Paroquet: See Also | budgereegah | budgerigar | budgerygah | budgie | Carolina parakeet | Conuropsis carolinensis | grass parakeet | lovebird | Melopsittacus undulatus | parrot | Psittacula krameri | ring-necked parakeet | shell parakeet Paroquet In Webster's Dictionary \Par"o*quet`\, n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both
prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See {Parrot}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as {Parrakeet}. [Written also {paroket}, {parroquet},
and {perroquet}.]
{Paroquet auk} or {auklet} (Zo["o]l.), a small auk
({Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus}) inhabiting the coast and
islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under
parts white, bill orange red. Called also {perroquet auk}.
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