PARROT

Parrot

Parrots, also known as psittacines, are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea, the Cacatuoidea and the Strigopoidea . Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia.

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parrot

Noun

  1. A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes.
    I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.
  1. The true parrots, of the family Psittacidae.
  1. A parroter; a person who repeats what was just said.
    What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.
  2. A puffin.
  3. Channel coal.

Verb

  1. To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.


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