| parakeet | <zoology> Same as Parrakeet. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; called also paroquet and paraquet. Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus, Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (C. Carolinensis). See: Paroquet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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