the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A parrot; especially, a small parrot; one of many different birds of the family Psittacidæ distinguished from macaws, cockatoos, lories, and certain parrots proper.
n. A fish of the genus Crenilabrus; a parrotwrasse.
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n. any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
Word Usage
"In the aisle beside her is an extremely indignant parrakeet in a cage."