lovebird

[ luhv-burd ]
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noun
  1. any of various small parrots, especially of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets.

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

Origin of lovebird

1
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
  1. any of several small African parrots of the genus Agapornis, often kept as cage birds

  2. another name for budgerigar

  1. informal a lover: the lovebirds are in the garden

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