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parakeet definition

para·keet (par′ə kēt′)

noun

any of various small, slender parrots with a long, tapering tail

Etymology: MFr paroquet, prob. < perrot, parrot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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