rainbow lorikeet

British  

noun

1. a small Australasian parrot, Trichoglossus haematodus , with brightly-coloured plumage

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Example Sentences

An injured rainbow lorikeet squawked in its cage.

From New York Times

With climate change causing more extreme weather events and intensely hot summers, the need to find what’s paralyzing the iconic rainbow lorikeet—and potentially other species—is of urgent concern.

From Scientific American

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

A similar bird-popularity contest in Australia was rocked last year when its sponsor, The Guardian newspaper, detected automated voting for the rainbow lorikeet, the cockatoo and the black-throated finch, the eventual winner.

From New York Times

Thousands of votes were added in minutes for the cockatoo – all automated and from the same origin – with other votes added to the finch and the rainbow lorikeet in an attempt to disguise the ruse.

From The Guardian