Budgerigar Definition

bŭjə-rē-gär, bŭjə-rē-
noun
An Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) having a greenish-yellow body, marked with bright blue on the cheeks and tail feathers, and wings striped with brown.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
budgerigar
Plural:
budgerigars

Origin of Budgerigar

  • Probably alteration of Kamilaroi (Pama-Nyungan language of northeast New South Wales) gijirrigaa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Gamilaraay gijirrigaa.

    From Wiktionary

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