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amazon

6.5
A green tropical parrot often kept as a pet that can copy sounds
  • noun
  • /ˈæməˌzɑn/
translation icon : loro amazona
  • Many people choose to keep an amazon parrot as a pet due to their playful nature.

Examples

  • She's a Red Lord Amazon parrot, and she's checking out everything.

  • This is Zoe, and she's a Red Lord, Amazon parrot.

  • Searches for brands like "bbc," "persil," and "amazon" all have 7 packs.

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  • The amazon parrot is famous for its colorful feathers and ability to mimic human speech.

  • In the pet store, I saw a beautiful amazon parrot that was talking and entertaining the customers.

Synonyms

parrot
vsamazon
79 1.0

A brightly colored tropical bird with a short hooked beak that can copy human speech

is more specific meaning chiefly green American pet species of that group
Amazona
vsamazon
  • Specialized
8.6

A group of colorful parrots from Central and South America that often copy sounds

is a narrower term for chiefly green American members of that genus kept as pets

Compounds

Amazon River
1 2.4

A very long river in northern South America that flows from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean

Amazon ant
  • Specialized
9.8

A small reddish ant that raids other ant nests and uses captured workers for all tasks

Surface Forms

amazon singular
amazons plural

Etymology

Amazon for the green parrot comes from the name of the Amazon region in South America, where many of these parrots live. The region was itself named after the mythic Amazons, so the bird's name links it to that place and its loud, bold nature.