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lorikeet definition

lori·keet (lôr′i kēt′)

noun

any of several small, brightly colored parakeets native to Australia and the East Indies with a lorylike tongue for feeding on nectar

Etymology: < lory + (para)keet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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