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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In contrast to the gloom outside, the apartment — which Lee Vasquez shares with her two sons, Vasco, 12, and Esteban, 11, and a pair of parakeets, Peggy and Pegasus — was lush with potted plants and flooded with light thanks to its 16-foot-tall windows.
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Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The birds represented a variety of species, including macaws, grey parrots, cockatoos and parakeets.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Bautista, for instance, voices a character called the Parakeet King, while Tony Revolori and Dan Stevens voice other anthropomorphic parakeets.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
Exhibits included stingrays and sharks gliding in their saltwater tanks while parakeets flutter in their small aviary.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
Mary said that Hilton had left much of his estate to her husband, including his parakeet.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
But four of the family’s parakeets were killed, while nine others and a cockatoo survived.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
The activity book consists of 10 pages with animals like dogs, cats, hamsters, parakeets, lizards, and fish.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
The new findings suggested that the parakeets are actually using something else for individual recognition.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2023
Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The birds represented a variety of species, including macaws, grey parrots, cockatoos and parakeets.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Bautista, for instance, voices a character called the Parakeet King, while Tony Revolori and Dan Stevens voice other anthropomorphic parakeets.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
Exhibits included stingrays and sharks gliding in their saltwater tanks while parakeets flutter in their small aviary.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
Mary said that Hilton had left much of his estate to her husband, including his parakeet.
—Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
But four of the family’s parakeets were killed, while nine others and a cockatoo survived.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
The activity book consists of 10 pages with animals like dogs, cats, hamsters, parakeets, lizards, and fish.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
The new findings suggested that the parakeets are actually using something else for individual recognition.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2023
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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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