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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
paroquet \par"oquet`\, n. f. perroquet, or sp. periquito; both
prob. orig. meaning, little peter. see parrot. zool.
same as parrakeet. written also paroket, parroquet,
and perroquet.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
parrot parrakeet paroket parroquet perroquet paroquet auk
paroquet auklet cyclorrhynchus psittaculus perroquet auk
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
parrakeet \par"rakeet`\ pa^r"r.ak=et`, parakeet
\par"akeet`\, n. 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.
1913 webster
note: 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.
1913 webster parral
see also:
paroquet paroquet paraquet paleornis polytelis platycercus
psephotus euphema conurus conurus carolinensis
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
paroquet
n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots syn: parakeet,
parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, parroquet
see also:
parakeet parrakeet parroket paraquet parroquet
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