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paroquet n. 小型鹦鹉 小型鹦鹉 paroquet n 1: any of numerous small slender long- tailed parrots [ synonym: { parakeet}, { parrakeet}, { parroket}, { paraquet}, { paroquet}, { parroquet}] Paroquet \ Par" o* quet`\, n. [ F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See { Parrot}.] ( Zool.) Same as { Parrakeet}. [ Written also { paroket}, { parroquet}, and { perroquet}.] [ 1913 Webster] { Paroquet auk} or { Paroquet auklet} ( Zool.), a small auk ({ Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus}) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also { perroquet auk}. [ 1913 Webster]
Parrakeet \ Par" ra* keet`\ ( p[ a^] r" r[. a]* k[= e] t`), Parakeet\ Par" a* keet`\, n. [ See { Paroquet}.] ( Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also { paroquet} and { paraquet}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus { Paleornis}; others belong to { Polytelis}, { Platycercus}, { Psephotus}, { Euphema}, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus { Conurus}, as the Carolina parrakeet ({ Conurus Carolinensis}). [ 1913 Webster] Parral
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