■ noun a small gregarious Australian parakeet which is green with a yellow head in the wild, but has been bred in a variety of colours as a pet. [ Melopsittacus undulatus .]
Origin
C19: of Aborig. origin, perh. an alt. of Kamilaroi gijirrigaa .
BUDGERIGAR
Meaning of BUDGERIGAR in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004