parakeet

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
parakeet /ˈparəkiːt/ (also parrakeet)

▶noun a small parrot with predominantly green plumage and a long tail. [Psittacula, Cyanoramphus, and other genera.]

– origin C16: from OFr. paroquet, Ital. parrocchetto, and Sp. periquito, perh. based on a dimin. meaning ‘little wig’, referring to head plumage, or based on a dimin. of the given name Pedro.

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budgerigar - conure - grass parakeet - lorikeet - parrakeet - rosella

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