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gray parrot

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noun

  1. an ashy-gray, African parrot, Psittacus erithacus, having a short, red tail, noted especially for its ability to mimic speech.


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Pepperberg herself discovered something like babbling in a famed African gray parrot named Alex, which she studied for more than 30 years.

From Science Magazine • May 31, 2022

Days before we left, his gray parrot, who every summer for three years had gloried in sitting in the apple tree each morning, flew away.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2018

In fact, the African gray parrot is now listed as endangered, raising fears that the world’s most popular pet bird may become one of the rarest.

From National Geographic • May 21, 2018

Nearby is Eagle, an African gray parrot old enough to rent a car.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2017

Even the crusty old iguana and a gray parrot that bit me six times.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King