PAROQUET

parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet

(noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

paroquet (plural paroquets)

Dated form of parakeet.

Source: Wiktionary


Par"o*quet`, n. Etym: [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.] Paroquet auk or auklet (Zoƶl.), a small auk (Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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