parroquet (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *parroquet*:
NOUN	animal	parroquet, parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet	any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots

English > *parroquet*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots.
Synonyms	parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet
Narrower	Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis	Extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States
	budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus	small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
	ring-necked parakeet, Psittacula krameri	African parakeet
Broader	parrot	usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
Spanish	paraquet, paroquet, parroket, perico, periquito
Catalan	paraquet, paroquet, parroket, periquito

HyperDic: parroquet