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  3  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  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Parrakeet  \Par"ra*keet`\,  Parakeet  \Par"a*keet`\,  n.  [See 
  {Paroquet}.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  small  parrots  having  a 
  graduated  tail,  which  is  frequently  very  long;  --  called  also 
  {paroquet}  and  {paraquet}. 
 
  Note:  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}). 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  paroquet 
  n  :  any  of  numerous  small  slender  long-tailed  parrots  [syn:  {parakeet}, 
  {parrakeet},  {parroket},  {paraquet},  {parroquet}] 




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