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[syn: parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Paroquet \Par"o*quet`\, n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both
prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot.] (Zool.)
Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet,
and perroquet.]
[1913 Webster]
Paroquet auk or Paroquet auklet (Zool.), a small auk
(Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and
islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under
parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Parrakeet \Par"ra*keet`\ (p[a^]r"r[.a]*k[=e]t`), Parakeet
\Par"a*keet`\, n. [See Paroquet.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a
graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also
paroquet and paraquet.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to
the genus Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis,
Platycercus, Psephotus, Euphema, and allied
genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the
genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (Conurus
Carolinensis).
[1913 Webster] Parral
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paroquet
n 1: any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn:
parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet,
paroquet, parroquet]