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- Dictionaryparrot/ˈparət/
noun
- 1. a bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. Many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.
verb
- 1. repeat mechanically: "encouraging students to parrot back information"
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PARROT definition: 1. a tropical bird with a curved beak, often kept as a pet and trained to copy the human voice 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of PARROT is any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order Psittaciformes and especially family Psittacidae) that are often crested and brightly colored, have a distinctive stout hooked bill and zygodactyl feet, and include some excellent mimics.
Parrots ( Psittaciformes ), also known as psittacines ( / ˈsɪtəsaɪnz / ), [1] [2] are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. [a] They are conformed by four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genera, found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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. a person who, without thought or understanding, merely repeats the words or imitates the actions of another.
parrot, term applied to a large group of gaudy, raucous birds of the family Psittacidae. Parrot also is used in reference to any member of a larger bird group, order Psittaciformes , which includes cockatoo s (family Cacatuidae) as well.
PARROT meaning: 1. a tropical bird with a curved beak, often kept as a pet and trained to copy the human voice 2…. Learn more.
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.
A parrot is a brightly colored tropical bird with a distinctly loud voice. If you see someone calling a colorful bird "Polly" and asking it if it wants a cracker, that's a parrot.
parrot. ( ˈpærət) n. 1. (Animals) any bird of the tropical and subtropical order Psittaciformes, having a short hooked bill, compact body, bright plumage, and an ability to mimic sounds. 2. a person who repeats or imitates the words or actions of another unintelligently. 3. sick as a parrot usually facetious extremely disappointed.
Definition of parrot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
