budgie
Americannoun
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
For example, when Tony Abott made his maiden speech, he was not at the time wearing his famous budgie smugglers.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2016
A budgie would do as the bird of last resort.
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
She worked on the project for more than a year, shadowing the hospital’s staff on the daily activities treating everything from guinea pigs and budgies to ferrets and Amazon parrots.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2015
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
"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 women sounded like a flock of mynah birds as they recounted tales of dogs, cats, budgies and horses.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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