budgerigar
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- noun
- /ˈbʌdʒərɪɡɑr/
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- Then I lost five budgies to what my vet and I think was either food poisoning or a bad case of genetics (budgerigars are now prone to shorter lives because of avian breeders breeding them for looks instead of health).
- a budgerigar parakeet
Examples
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We also studied the parakeet (budgerigar; order Psittaciformes), a bird found in the wild and in households as a pet, that is known to support the replication of other subtypes of influenza (16-18).
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The only creatures I've ever really loved or treated honourably are budgerigars.
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He could also rapidly point out every animal in a book of 32 animals, from rosella to budgerigar to crocodile.
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While distant events in the Archean Eon came to mind, flocks of small, bright green and yellow budgerigars zoomed past.
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We had a pet parakeet, a budgerigar named Gre-Gre, who loved to sit on our shoulders.
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Adopting a budgerigar requires a commitment, as these birds can live up to 10 years.
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Flocks of colorful budgerigars often brighten up the Australian bush with their cheerful chirping.
Synonyms
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A small thin bird with a long tail often kept as a pet
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A small parrot from Australia often kept as a pet
A small Australian parakeet often kept as a pet with bright feathers
A small Australian parrot often bright green with black and yellow spots that people keep as a colorful pet
A small Australian parrot often green in the wild and kept as a colorful pet
A small parakeet from Australia often green and yellow that people keep as a pet
A small Australian parrot often green with black and yellow markings
A group of small Australian parrots that includes the budgerigar often kept as a pet
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Etymology
Budgerigar comes from an Australian Aboriginal name for the bird, once written as budgerygah, which probably meant 'good to eat' or simply 'good'. That's why the name stuck to this small Australian parakeet, and people today often use the shorter name budgie.