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, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird.

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

All synonyms

budgie budgereegah budgerygah budgie grass parakeet lovebird

Etymology

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

Related phrases

melopsittacus undulatus

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