parrakeet
5.8
A small colorful parrot with a long tail kept as a pet
- noun
- /ˈpærəˌkit/
- Archaic
:
periquito
- The colorful parrakeet flew gracefully around the living room.
Examples
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She has a beautiful parrakeet that sings every morning.
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We decided to adopt a parrakeet to keep us company at home.
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IT WAS A PARRAKEET.
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IT WAS A PARRAKEET.
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IT WAS A PARRAKEET.
Synonyms
parrot
vsparrakeet
79
1.0
A brightly colored tropical bird with a short hooked beak that can copy human speech
is a narrower name for the small long-tailed pet type rather than the whole group
parakeet
vsparrakeet
26
1.8
A small thin bird with a long tail often kept as a pet
is the alternate spelling of the same bird name
9.8
A small parrot with a long tail often kept as a pet
is another spelling variant rather than a different creature
9.9
A small, slender parrot with a long tail and bright colors
is the modern spelling used today instead of the archaic form
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parrakeet is a variant spelling of parakeet, a word that simply means a 'small parrot'. Think of a little, colorful parrot with a long tail and a friendly nature — that image explains why the word is used for a common small pet bird.