PARAKEETS

Noun

parakeets

plural of parakeet

Source: Wiktionary


PARAKEET

Par"a*keet`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Parrakeet.

Par"ra*keet`, Par"a*keet`, n. Etym: [See Paroquet.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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