The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
parrotlike — adjective mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding (Freq. 1) a mere parrotlike word calling process a voice quality sounding parrotlike • Similar to: ↑imitative * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a parrot in… … Useful english dictionary
parrotlike — Synonyms and related words: battological, duplicative, echoic, echoing, imitative, iterative, recapitulative, redundant, reduplicative, reechoing, reiterant, reiterative, repeating, repetitional, repetitionary, repetitious, repetitive,… … Moby Thesaurus
parrot — parrotlike, adj. parroty, adj. /par euht/, n. 1. 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. 2. a… … Universalium
parrotfish — par rot*fish (p[a^]r r[u^]t*f[i^]sh ), n. Any of several gaudy tropical fishes of the family {Scaridae} having parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth. Syn: pollyfish. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carolina Parakeet — Mounted specimen of C. carolinensis, Museum Wiesbaden, Germany Conservation status … Wikipedia
Coins of Lundy — The harbour and jetty at Lundy The coins of Lundy are two unofficial issues of currency from the island of Lundy, in the Bristol Channel off the west coast of England. In 1969 Jack Haywood, a British millionaire, purchased the island for £150,000 … Wikipedia
Oplegnathidae — Knifejaws Temporal range: Early Miocene to Present[1] Oplegnathus fasciatus Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Tooth-billed Pigeon — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
cephalopod — /sef euh leuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, having tentacles attached to the head, including the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus. adj. 2. Also, cephalopodic, cephalopodous /sef euh lop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to… … Universalium
jaw — jaw1 jawless, adj. /jaw/, n. 1. either of two bones, the mandible or maxilla, forming the framework of the mouth. 2. the part of the face covering these bones, the mouth, or the mouth parts collectively: My jaw is swollen. 3. jaws, anything… … Universalium
