parakeet
or par·ra·keet
any of numerous small, slender parrots, usually having a long, pointed, graduated tail, often kept as pets and noted for the ability to mimic speech: several species are endangered.
Origin of parakeet
1- Also par·a·quet, par·o·quet, par·ro·ket, par·ro·quet [par-uh-ket] /ˈpær əˌkɛt/ .
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How to use parakeet in a sentence
parakeet is very explicit about saying all the heavy lifting is going to happen on the ad platform side.
A pet owner used it to free his parakeet—and himself—from sticky mouse paper.
Still, there might be some hope for Holland in Mani the psychic parakeet from Singapore.
There are a thousand ways to get the public on your side; talking about your wife like she is a parakeet isn't one of them.
He saw Smithy's birdcage, walked over to it and stared for a moment quietly at Dicky, the doctor's parakeet.
When I Grow Up | Richard E. Lowe
But one day I was looking at a bird perched on my windowsill, and it fell over dead, just as your parakeet did.
When I Grow Up | Richard E. LoweParalyzed, he remained in his green and red parakeet feathers watching the motions of the injured pirate.
Mr. Wicker's Window | Carley DawsonThe pirate's eyes were fixed on the parakeet, and his twitching fingers played with the steel-tipped whip.
Mr. Wicker's Window | Carley DawsonOsterbridge, vastly pleased to see his green parakeet again, was wreathed in smiles.
Mr. Wicker's Window | Carley Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for parakeet
parrakeet
/ (ˈpærəˌkiːt) /
any of numerous small usually brightly coloured long-tailed parrots, such as Psittacula krameri (ring-necked parakeet), of Africa
Origin of parakeet
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