Parrot
21parrot — 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… …
22parrot — 1. noun /ˈpʰæɹət/ a) A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech. I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store. b) A parroter; a …
23parrot — par|rot1 [ˈpærət] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Old French perroquet] 1.) a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly coloured feathers that can be taught to copy human speech 2.) parrot fashion BrE if you learn something parrot… …
24parrot — {{11}}parrot (n.) 1520s, perhaps from dialectal M.Fr. perrot, from var. of Pierre Peter; or perhaps a dial. form of perroquet (see PARAKEET (Cf. parakeet)). Replaced earlier POPINJAY (Cf. popinjay). The German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt in …
25parrot — I UK [ˈpærət] / US [ˈperət] noun [countable] Word forms parrot : singular parrot plural parrots * a brightly coloured tropical bird that is often kept as a pet and can be taught to say a few words • See: sick I II UK [ˈpærət] / US [ˈperət] verb… …
26parrot — n. & v. n. 1 any of various mainly tropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, with a short hooked bill, often having vivid plumage and able to mimic the human voice. 2 a person who mechanically repeats the words or actions of another. v.tr.… …
27parrot — [16] The original English name for the ‘parrot’ was popinjay [13] (whose ultimate source, Arabic babaghā, probably arose as an imitation of the parrot’s call). But in the early 16th century this began to be replaced by parrot, which seems to have …
28parrot — [[t]pæ̱rət[/t]] parrots, parroting, parroted 1) N COUNT A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly coloured or grey feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets. Some parrots are able to copy what people say. 2) VERB (disapproval) If… …
29parrot — 1 noun (C) 1 a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly coloured feathers that can be taught to copy human speech 2 parrot fashion BrE repeating what someone has just said without understanding it: reciting poems parrot fashion see also:… …
30parrot — [16] The original English name for the ‘parrot’ was popinjay [13] (whose ultimate source, Arabic babaghā, probably arose as an imitation of the parrot’s call). But in the early 16th century this began to be replaced by parrot, which seems to have …
