noun
parakeet
PARUH-keet
noun
1
Any of several species of small, often brightly coloured, long-tailed parrots.
"A green parakeet perched on the windowsill."
How to Use Parakeet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, colourful parrot species, often kept as a pet.
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Word Forms
parakeets plural
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Etymology
From French perroquet, likely a diminutive form of the name Pierre, related to "parrot."