parrot
noun
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
parrots
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pluralof parrot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof parrot (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
parrotnounany of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
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Lemssouguer, a Moroccan-born mathematician who lives in a 400-year-old Tudor estate outside London and raises rare parrots, is renowned in the rough-and-tumble world of distressed-debt trading for placing bigger-than-usual bets that can move markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Known for his math skills and obsession with exotic parrots, Lemssouguer has faced big swings before, given his penchant for taking large stakes in companies in turmoil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Fifty eggs suspected to be those of endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa's main airport in Johannesburg last Thursday - and some of them have now hatched.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
For hours on end, we cruise around, seeing parrots, wallabies, a goanna and a couple of echidnas - but no numbats.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Some birds, such as parrots, are known to be good talkers, but to Penelope’s knowledge there had never been a great orator among them.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
