budgerigar

bud·ger·i·gar

noun \ˈbə-jə-rē-ˌgär\

Definition of BUDGERIGAR

: a small Australian parrot (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred under domestication in many colors

Origin of BUDGERIGAR

modification of Yuwaalaraay (Australian aboriginal language of northern New South Wales) gijirrigaa

First Known Use: 1840

Rhymes with BUDGERIGAR

binary star, conservatoire, Doppler radar, goût de terroir, Hubli-Dharwar, juniper tar, kala-azar, Kathiawar, Madagascar, multiple star, proseminar, radio car, radio star, Viña del Mar