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budgerigar

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Budgerigar (noun) means a small green Australian parakeet, widely kept as a pet and bred in many colours.

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A small green Australian parakeet, widely kept as a pet and bred in many colours.
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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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"budgerigar" (noun) means a small green Australian parakeet, widely kept as a pet and bred in many colours.
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Other words for "budgerigar" include lovebird, budgie, budgereegah, budgerygah.

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