budgie
Americannoun
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budgies
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of budgie
First recorded in 1935–40; budg(erigar) + -ie
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The cost for a fully preserved cat or a small dog like a Chihuahua starts at $2,640, with small birds, like a budgie, starting at $850.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Maybe that will also suit your dog or your budgie.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2022
We have - what is he again, the little bird – a little budgie.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2022
"My memory of that day is perhaps more of the principal keeper's beautiful little house - his friendly dog, his budgie in the cage, the neatness and tidiness that prevailed," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2017
And if I had a budgie, would I be allowed to let it fly loose in the house?
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
The Budgie Buddies Aviary at the zoo will also remain open because budgies are not considered high-risk for developing infections.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2022
It can also affect other exotic species such as budgies, cockatiels and macaws as well as ducks, gulls, sparrows and hens.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2014
They work at home on their separate projects in a house they share with a yellow parrot named Diego and two budgies.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2011
"So you could have a business idea to teach budgies to play banjo," says McGinley, "and that was fine."
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2010
The pixies were electric blue and about eight inches high, with pointed faces and voices so shrill it was like listening to a lot of budgies arguing.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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