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Definition of Parrakeets

Parrakeet
Parrakeet Par"ra*keet`, Parakeet Par"a*keet`, n. [See Paroquet.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet. Note: 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 (C. Carolinensis).

Meaning of Parrakeets from wikipedia

- eight Parrakeets were built by Rose, but the design proved a po****r one with homebuilders in the 1950s. Rights to produce kits of the Parrakeet were purchased...
- A parakeet is any one of many small- to medium-sized species of parrot, in multiple genera, that generally has long tail feathers. The name parakeet is...
- USS Parrakeet may refer to one of the following United States Navy ships: USS Parrakeet (AMc-34), coastal minesweeper, placed in service 29 April 1941...
- The red-capped parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius) is a species of broad-tailed parrot native to southwestern Australia. It was described by Heinrich Kuhl...
- The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk...
- The echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) is a species of parrot endemic to the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and formerly Réunion. It is the only living native...
- without a title.] Sindel, Stan; Gill, James (1996). Australian Gr**** Parrakeets (The Psephotus and Northiella genera). pp. 66–97. ISBN 0958772754. "The...
- USS Parrakeet (AMc-34) was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water...
- naturalist George Edwards described this species as the red-breasted parrakeet in his work Gleanings of Natural History. He had obtained a stuffed specimen...
- illustrations are captioned with Blossom-feathered Parrakeet to Palæornis anthopeplus and Black-tailed Parrakeet to P. melanura. The indigenous names for the...