parakeet

Definitions


[ˈparəkiːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small parrot with predominantly green plumage and a long tail


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Old French paroquet, Italian parrocchetto, and Spanish periquito; origin uncertain, perhaps (via Italian) based on a diminutive meaning ‘little wig’, referring to head plumage, or (via Spanish) based on a diminutive of the given name Pedro




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