BUDGERIGAR


Meaning of BUDGERIGAR in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' b ə -j ə -r ē - ˌ gär

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of Yuwaalaraay (Australian aboriginal language of northern New South Wales) gijirrigaa

Date: 1840

: a small Australian parrot ( Melopsittacus undulatus ) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred under domestication in many colors

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