1.
[syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
lovebird \lovebird\ n.
A small Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus)
usually light green with black and yellow markings in the
wild but bred in many colors; also called the budgie.
Syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass
parakeet, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. small African parrot noted for showing affection for their
mates.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
budgie \budg"ie\ n.
small Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually
light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but
bred in many colors.
Syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, grass parakeet,
lovebird, shell parakeet.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
budgie
n 1: small Australian parakeet usually light green with black
and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
[syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie,
grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet,
Melopsittacus undulatus]