paraquet

(ˈpærəˌkɛt)

(Animals) another name for parakeet

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paraquet - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots

parakeet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet

parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis - extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States

budgereegah, budgerigar, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet - small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors

Psittacula krameri, ring-necked parakeet - African parakeet

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