Definition of Parrekeet
{ Par"ra*keet` (?), Par"a*keet` },
n. [See Paroquet.] (Zoöl.)
Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated
tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet
and paraquet.
&fist; 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 (C.
Carolinensis).
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various small slender parrots, that are native to the tropics and are usually brightly coloured.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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