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Paroquet
Paroquet Par"o*quet`, n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.] Paroquet auk or auklet (Zo["o]l.), a small auk (Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.
paroquet
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 paroquet from wikipedia

- in some older spellings that are still sometimes encountered, including paroquet or paraquet. However, in modern French, perruche is used to refer to parakeets...
- The parakeet auklet (Aethia psittacula) is a small seabird of the North Pacific. Parakeet Auklets used to be placed on its own in the genus Cyclorrhynchus...
- first post office opened in 1806. In 1836, a mineral water spa called Paroquet Springs opened. The mineral water was believed to have medicinal properties...
- December 2015. Wright, Albert (July 1912). "Early Records of the Carolina Paroquet". The Auk. 29 (3): 343–363. doi:10.2307/4071042. JSTOR 4071042. Katz, Brigit...
- good. Stalk is short. Tree is very productive. Eating Use December–March Paroquet Berkshire, England <1899 A red apple with russet. Width 64 mm (2.5 in)...
- A&C Black. p. 10. Tiwari, NK (1930). "The mating of the Blossom-headed Paroquet (Psittacula cyanocephala)". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 34 (1): 254–255....
- library.sc.edu. Wright, Albert (July 1912). "Early Records of the Carolina Paroquet". The Auk. 29 (3): 343–363. doi:10.2307/4071042. JSTOR 4071042. Rosen,...
- King Cyril-John Delagny Pierre-François Martin-Laval Tricheuse Monsieur Paroquet Jean-François Davy (3) Korkoro Fernand Tony Gatlif Adieu créature David...
- Tahiti: London Missionary Society's Press. p. 314. the name of a small paroquet Wahlroos, Sven (2002). "Vini". English-Tahitian Tahitian-English Dictionary...
- Cook between 26 and 30 January 1777. Cook wrote of seeing "yellowish paroquets" in the woods there. Anderson collected many bird specimens while tasked...