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1. (n.) parrot
any of numerous gregarious, noisy, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, principally of the tropics and warmer regions of the Southern Hemisphere: some species have the ability to mimic speech when in captivity.
2. parrot
a person who, without thought or understanding, repeats the words of another.
3. (v.t.) parrot
to repeat without thought or understanding.
Etymology: (1950–55)
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1. (noun) parrot
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
2. (verb) parrot
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
3. (verb) parrot
repeat mindlessly
"The students parroted the teacher's words"
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1. (noun) parrot
a large brightly-colored tropical bird
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1. (noun) parrot
in a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci
2. (noun) parrot
any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases
3. (verb) parrot
to repeat by rote, as a parrot
4. (verb) parrot
to chatter like a parrot
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Sense: a kind of bird found in warm countries, especially in South America, with a hooked bill and usually brightly-coloured feathers, that can be taught to imitate human speech.
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 Ukrainian: папуга |
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