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parakeet |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Parrakeet}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parrakeet \Par"ra*keet`\, Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. [See {Paroquet}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also {paroquet} and {paraquet}. 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 ({C. Carolinensis}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parakeet n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parrakeet}, {parroket}, {paraquet}, {paroquet}, {parroquet}]
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