parakeet
noun
par·a·keet
ˈper-ə-ˌkēt 
ˈpa-rə-
: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long graduated tail
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Now, hundreds of echo parakeets fly through the canopy of Mauritius, and their population is increasing.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
For years, parakeets were considered an exotic novelty of southwest London.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
Voracious feeders, parakeets can strip trees of blossom in spring, and of fruit in summer and autumn.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
For now, though, there is limited evidence that Britain's parakeets are having a significant impact on our native wildlife.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
For years, parakeets were considered an exotic novelty of southwest London.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
Voracious feeders, parakeets can strip trees of blossom in spring, and of fruit in summer and autumn.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
For now, though, there is limited evidence that Britain's parakeets are having a significant impact on our native wildlife.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
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parakeet
noun
par·a·keet
ˈpar-ə-ˌkēt
: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long tail
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