Parakeet — Par a*keet , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Parrakeet}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parakeet — (also parrakeet) ► NOUN ▪ a small parrot with predominantly green plumage and a long tail. ORIGIN Old French paroquet, Italian parrocchetto, and Spanish periquito; related to PARROT(Cf. ↑parrot) … English terms dictionary
parakeet — [par′ə kēt΄] n. [MFr paroquet, prob. < perrot,PARROT] any of various small, slender parrots with a long, tapering tail … English World dictionary
Parakeet — A parakeet is a North American term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized parrot species, that generally have long tail feathers. The term is descriptive, but does not imply an actual relationship between the different… … Wikipedia
parakeet — /par euh keet /, n. any of numerous small, slender parrots, usually having a long, pointed, graduated tail, often kept as pets and noted for the ability to mimic speech: several species are endangered. Also, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet,… … Universalium
parakeet — UK [ˈpærəkiːt] / US [ˈperəˌkːt] noun [countable] Word forms parakeet : singular parakeet plural parakeets a small brightly coloured bird sometimes kept as a pet … English dictionary
Parakeet — Parrakeet Par ra*keet (p[a^]r r[.a]*k[=e]t ), Parakeet Par a*keet , n. [See {Paroquet}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; called also {paroquet} and {paraquet}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parakeet — [16] Parakeet is an anglicization of Old French paraquet. Like the roughly contemporary parrot, this seems to have begun life as a diminutive form of the name Pierre ‘Peter’ (several species of bird, such as the magpie and robin, have been given… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
parakeet — [[t]pæ̱rəkiːt[/t]] parakeets also parrakeet N COUNT A parakeet is a type of small parrot which is brightly coloured and has a long tail … English dictionary
parakeet — /ˈpærəkit / (say paruhkeet) noun any of the numerous slender parrots, usually with a long, pointed, graduated tail, especially those of the genera Aratinga, Pyrrhura, and Psittacula, as the rose ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri, of Africa and… …
