budgerigar
4 synonyms for budgerigar, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small green Australian parakeet, widely kept as a pet and bred in many colours.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Possibly an alteration of Gamilaraay gijirrigaa; the change of the initial syllable is unexplained, though it may come from Aboriginal Pidgin English budgeree.
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