What does "budgerigar" mean?

A species of small green parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.

What is a synonym for "budgerigar"?

Common synonyms include: budgie, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgies, color morph, color mutation.

How do you pronounce "budgerigar"?

Pronounced //ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ//.

Budgerigar

/ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/ noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A species of small green parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.
2
small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors wordnet

Synonyms

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budgie budgereegah budgerygah budgies color morph color mutation

Antonyms

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wild budgerigar wild type color

Etymology

Possibly an alteration of Gamilaraay gijirrigaa; change of initial syllable unexplained though possibly from Aboriginal Pidgin English budgeree.

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