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Webster 1913 Edition
Parakeet
Par′a-keetˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
Same as
Parrakeet
. {
, Par′ra-keetˊ
(păr′rȧ-kētˊ)
, Par′a-keetˊ
}Noun.
[See
Paroquet
.] (Zool.)
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 (Conurus Carolinensis
). Definition 2024
parakeet
parakeet
English
A ring-necked parakeet
Alternative forms
Noun
parakeet (plural parakeets)
- A member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in Australia and Africa. [from 16th c.]
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.8:
- we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes, and not as man.
- 2009, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian, 12 Oct 2009:
- According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, II.8:
Usage notes
The common parakeet kept as a pet is called the budgie or budgerigar in Commonwealth nations.
Translations
various species of small parrots
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