Definition of parakeet
: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long graduated tail
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The shelter is accepting donations for food for the surviving animals, which include cockatiels, parakeets, lovebirds and Macaws; hamsters, gerbils, mice, degus and rabbits, the Voice reported.
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Like the parakeets, the dioramas are too easy a metaphor.
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Steiner was hanging out at her friends’ house when one of the friends, Rebecca Figueroa, noticed her bright yellow pet parakeet, Tweety, was lying facedown in a food bowl.
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Meiburg, who is an ornithologist in his life outside of music, recorded the gossip of parakeets and braying of macaws coming from a neighbor’s aviary over the hill.
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On warm days, dine on the patio in front of the enormous tree that’s home to dozens of noisy parakeets.
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The apartment itself has simple rooms with high ceilings, while in the foyer there is a yellow parakeet in a matching cage.
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Travelers can hear the cackling of thousands of parakeets on Parrot Island, go diving near India’s only active volcano at Barren Island, or witness four types of turtles nesting on one beach in Middle Andaman.
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Steiner was hanging out at her friends' house when one of the friends, Rebecca Figueroa, noticed her bright yellow pet parakeet, Tweety, was lying facedown in a food bowl.
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Origin and Etymology of parakeet
Spanish & Middle French; Spanish periquito, from Middle French perroquet parrot
PARAKEET Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of parakeet for English Language Learners
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: a small, brightly colored tropical bird that has a long tail and that is often kept as a pet
PARAKEET Defined for Kids
Definition of parakeet for Students
: a small parrot that has a long tail and is sometimes kept as a caged bird
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