[pa r.rot] n [prob. irreg. fr. MF perroquet] (ca. 1525) 1: any of numerous widely distributed tropical zygodactyl birds (order Psittaciformes and esp. family Psittacidae) that have a distinctive stout curved hooked bill, are often crested and brightly variegated, and include some excellent mimics
2: a person who sedulously echoes another's words -- parrot adj