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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 classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genera, found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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.
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.
Definition of parrot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Any of numerous fruit- and seed-eating birds of the order Psittaciformes of the tropics and southern hemisphere, with a short, downcurved, hooked bill, grasping feet, a raucous voice, and often brightly coloured plumage, many being kept as cage birds and some being able to mimic speech and other sounds.
A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly-colored or gray feathers. Parrots can be kept as pets. Some parrots are able to copy what people say.
PARROT definition: a tropical bird with a curved beak and colourful feathers that can be taught to copy what people say. Learn more.
1. Any of numerous primarily tropical and subtropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, characterized by a short hooked bill, brightly colored plumage, and, in some species, the ability to mimic human speech or other sounds. 2. One who imitates the words or actions of another, especially without understanding them.
