Parakeet
/ˈpaɹəkiːt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions.
"we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes, and not as man."
- 2 any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots wordnet
Example
More examples"After opening its cage, my parakeet flew away."
Etymology
From Middle French perroquet, probably a diminutive form of the personal name Pierre; some variant forms perhaps via Italian parrocchetto, Spanish periquito.