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lovebird

[ luhv-burd ]

/ ˈlʌvˌbɜrd /

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noun

any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.

lovebirds, a pair of lovers, especially a married couple who show very close mutual love and concern.

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Origin of lovebird

First recorded in 1585–95

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How to use lovebird in a sentence

She looks to me like a cross between a saint in a picture frame and a love bird in a tree, and her eyes!
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan
"Come to me," he commanded, and she flew to his arms as the love-bird flies upward to her mate in the pomegranate tree.
Six Women|Victoria Cross
If the time should come when the little love-bird would sing its song for Cacami, he shall know it.
A Prince of Anahuac|James A. Porter
If a small love-bird could look and sound fierce it would resemble Aunt Polly at that moment.
At the Crossroads|Harriet T. Comstock

"Don't you love-bird me," cried Mrs. Bindle, who had been looking for some one on whom to vent her displeasure.
Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for lovebird

lovebird

/ (ˈlʌvˌbɜːd) /

noun

any of several small African parrots of the genus Agapornis, often kept as cage birds

another name for budgerigar

informal a loverthe lovebirds are in the garden

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