Parrot

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of numerous tropical and semitropical 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.
  • n. One who imitates the words or actions of another, especially without understanding them.
  • v. To repeat or imitate, especially without understanding.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech.
  • n. A parroter; a person who repeats what was just said.
  • n. A puffin.
  • n. Channel coal.
  • v. To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
  • n. Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidæ, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (Psittacus erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.
  • v. To repeat by rote, without understanding, as a parrot.
  • verb-intransitive. To chatter like a parrot.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Any bird of the family Psittacidæ or order Psittaci; a zygodactyl scansorial bird with a cered and hooked bill.
  • n. Hence A mere repeater of the words or actions of another
  • To say or repeat by rote or not understandingly, like a parrot; repeat mechanically; also, to imitate like a parrot.
  • To chatter as a parrot.
  • To repeat, parrot-like, what one has heard or been taught.
  • n.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. repeat mindlessly
  • n. a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
  • n. usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    parroted    parroting    parrots    parrotting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    repeat    echo    copycat    imitator    ape    emulator    aper   
    Variant
    jako   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    copycat    parroter    mimic    tomnoddy    sea-parrot    puffin    channel coal    ape    l    en   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Garratt    Jarrett    beret    carat    carrot    demerit    ferret    inherit    karat    merit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pigeon    owl    peacock    magpie    eagle    monkey    swan    goose    pheasant    sparrow