parakeet
noun
par·a·keet
ˈper-ə-ˌkēt 
ˈpa-rə-
: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long graduated tail
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Native ground birds such as Ground Doves would be a good example of a native species that would now need to compete with the parakeets for the seeds produced by these flowers.
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Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Lando, 63, shared his Pacific Palisades home with his wife, three children and daughter-in-law, two dogs (a German Shepherd named Bo and a Border Collie Lab named Rosie) and two parakeets.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
There’s a wealth of avian species that thrive across the park, providing explorers with an opportunity to spot austral parakeets, Magellanic tapaculos and even the Andean condor, a majestic creature that serves as the national bird of Chile.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Then the fire ravaged her shop, killing the animals inside, including three cats, 25 parakeets and 37-year-old Pesto, her yellow-naped Amazon parrot.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Lando, 63, shared his Pacific Palisades home with his wife, three children and daughter-in-law, two dogs (a German Shepherd named Bo and a Border Collie Lab named Rosie) and two parakeets.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
There’s a wealth of avian species that thrive across the park, providing explorers with an opportunity to spot austral parakeets, Magellanic tapaculos and even the Andean condor, a majestic creature that serves as the national bird of Chile.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Then the fire ravaged her shop, killing the animals inside, including three cats, 25 parakeets and 37-year-old Pesto, her yellow-naped Amazon parrot.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Parakeet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parakeet. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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parakeet
noun
par·a·keet
ˈpar-ə-ˌkēt
: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long tail
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