lorikeet

[ lawr-i-keet, lor-, lawr-uh-keet, lor- ]

/ ˈlɔr ɪˌkit, ˈlɒr-, ˌlɔr əˈkit, ˌlɒr- /

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noun

any of various small lories.

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Origin of lorikeet

First recorded in 1765–75; lory + (para)keet

Words nearby lorikeet

lorgnette, lorgnon, lorica, loricate, Lorient, lorikeet, lorimer, Lorin, Loring, loris, lorn

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How to use lorikeet in a sentence

In one hand he held his rejected coin; in the other the lorikeet's cage and a few trifles wrapped with a kerchief.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
He snatched up the lorikeet and flung it down and as the tiny thing flapped and screamed, broken-winged, stamped it underfoot.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
It has been already mentioned that the gorgeous Blue Mountain Lorikeet was very difficult to discern in its native sugar-gums.
An Australian Bird Book|John Albert Leach
The only kinds known were the ring-necked lory and the common red and green lorikeet, both common at Amboyna.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

On our way I had shot the fine white-headed pigeon, Ptilonopus cinctus, and the pretty little lorikeet, Trichoglossus euteles.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for lorikeet

lorikeet

/ (ˈlɒrɪˌkiːt, ˌlɒrɪˈkiːt) /

noun

any of various small lories, such as Glossopsitta versicolor (varied lorikeet) or Trichoglossus moluccanus (rainbow lorikeet)

Word Origin for lorikeet

C18: from lory + -keet, as in parakeet

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