lorikeet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lorikeet
First recorded in 1765–75; lory + (para)keet
Example Sentences
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Chester Zoo said two Mitchell's lorikeet chicks hatched in September.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023
In 2022 Wilson completed a proof-of-concept study with eight lorikeet samples.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 13, 2023
At 30 centimeters tall and 100 grams, the rainbow lorikeet towers over most nectarivorous birds and is utterly incapable of hovering in midair like a hummingbird.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023
Some birds – the painted bunting in Texas, Gould’s sunbird in South Asia, the rainbow lorikeet in Australia – are gaudier than any flower.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 23, 2018
This lorikeet was rare at all of our collecting localities.
From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.
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