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parakeet

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CIDE DICTIONARY

parakeetn. 
parakeetn. [See Paroquet.].
     Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet.  [1913 Webster]
    " 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 (Conurus Carolinensis)."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

parakeet, n. (US also parrakeet) any of various small usu. long-tailed parrots.

Etymology
OF paroquet, It. parrocchetto, Sp. periquito, perh. ult. f. dimin. of Pierre etc. Peter: cf. PARROT

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