Parrakeet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of parakeet. alt-of, alternative

    "Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music."

  2. 2
    any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots wordnet

Example

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"Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music."

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