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| parrakeet | |
noun | |
| any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: parakeet] |
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Parrakeet
Par"ra*keet`\, Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. [See Paroquet.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet. Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus, Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (C. Carolinensis).
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