PARAKEET


Meaning of PARAKEET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ə-ˌkēt, ˈpa-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish & Middle French; Spanish periquito, from Middle French perroquet parrot

Date: 1581

: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long graduated tail

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