/buj"euh ree gahr', -euhr i-/
an Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, having greenish plumage with black and yellow markings, bred as a pet in a variety of colors.
Also, budgereegah, budgerygah /buj"euh ree gah'/ . Also called shell parakeet .
[ 1840-50; perh. misrepresentation of Kamilaroi or Yuwaalaraay (Austral Aboriginal language of N New South Wales) gijirriga (perh. gijirr yellow or small + ga head) ]