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budgereegah

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budg⋅er⋅i⋅gar

  [buhj-uh-ree-gahr, -er-i-]
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an Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, having greenish plumage with black and yellow markings, bred as a pet in a variety of colors.
Also, budg⋅er⋅ee⋅gah, budg⋅er⋅y⋅gah  [buhj-uh-ree-gah] .
Also called shell parakeet.

Origin:
1840–50; perh. misrepresentation of Kamilaroi or Yuwaalaraay (Austral Aboriginal language of N New South Wales) gijirrigā (perh. gijirr yellow or small + gā head)
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budgerigar 
1847, from Native Australian, lit. "good cockatoo," from budgeri "good" + gar "cockatoo."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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