noun

parakeet

parakeet, budgerigar

My grandmother has a pet parakeet.

My grandmother has a pet parakeet.

The colorful parakeet sat on the branch.

The colourful parakeet sat on the branch.

((a/the)) parakeet ((...)) a small type of parrot with a long tail We saw a flock of wild parakeets.

Synonyms: budgerigar (a type of parakeet), lovebird

From Old French 'perroquet', a diminutive form of 'Pierre' (Peter), a common name given to parrots.

It sounds like 'parrot' and 'petite' (small). Think of a small parrot.

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