paraquet
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paraquet
(ˈpærəˌkɛt)n
(Animals) another name for parakeet
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| Noun | 1. |  paraquet - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrotsparrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis - extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States budgereegah, budgerigar, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet - small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors Psittacula krameri, ring-necked parakeet - African parakeet |
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