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parroquet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paroquet \Par"o*quet`\, n. [F. perroquet, or Sp periquito both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See {Parrot}.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Parrakeet}. [Written also {paroket}, {parroquet}, and {perroquet}.] {Paroquet auk} or {auklet} (Zo["o]l.), a small auk ({Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus}) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also {perroquet auk}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parroquet n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parakeet}, {parrakeet}, {parroket}, {paraquet}, {paroquet}]
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