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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 © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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parakeet Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: Saw some more parakeets on our way up the river.
Adjective modifier
- ring-necked: For many years feral or escaped Ring-necked Parakeets have actually been breeding around the London suburbs.
Noun used with modifier
- monk: Monk Parakeets are highly gregarious and associate in flocks of from ten to a hundred or more.
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