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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The noisy, green-and-gray parakeets are native to South America.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
How parakeets came to be thriving in London is not known for sure.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Residents can own pet canaries, finches, parakeets, love birds, parrots, softbill birds, fishes for aquaria and nonpoisonous reptiles, though.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
All his belongings -- a mattress, sports cards, his pet parakeet's bird cage -- now sit caked in mud in front of his home.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
How parakeets came to be thriving in London is not known for sure.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Residents can own pet canaries, finches, parakeets, love birds, parrots, softbill birds, fishes for aquaria and nonpoisonous reptiles, though.
—Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
All his belongings -- a mattress, sports cards, his pet parakeet's bird cage -- now sit caked in mud in front of his home.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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“Parakeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parakeet. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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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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