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鸚鵡 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cockatoo noun A crested parrot of the family Cacatuidae, native mainly to Australia and Indonesia.
  • parrot noun A brightly coloured tropical bird known for its curved beak and ability to mimic human speech.

Senses

鸚鵡 is used for these senses in English:

  • cockatoo A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]
  • parrot A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.

parrot — full definition

  1. noun A brightly coloured tropical bird known for its curved beak and ability to mimic human speech.
  2. noun Someone who repeats what others say without really understanding it.
  3. verb To repeat something word for word without showing any real understanding of it.

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