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Webster 1913 Edition


Paroquet

Par′o-quetˊ

,
Noun.
[F.
perroquet
, or Sp.
periquito
; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See
Parrot
.]
(Zool.)
Same as
Parrakeet
.
[Written also
paroket
,
parroquet
, and
perroquet
.]
Paroquet auk
or
Paroquet auklet
(Zool.)
,
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Paroquet

PAR'OQUET


Definition 2024


paroquet

paroquet

English

Noun

paroquet (plural paroquets)

  1. Dated form of parakeet.