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    parrot
    /ˈparət/

    noun

    • 1. a bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. Many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.

    verb

    • 1. repeat mechanically: "encouraging students to parrot back information"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARROT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak, often kept as a pet and trained to copy the human voice. Learn more about the noun and verb forms of parrot, and see translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › parrotParrot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of parrot as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to distinguish a parrot from a parakeet, a macaw, or a cockatoo.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ParrotParrot - Wikipedia

    Parrots ( Psittaciformes ), also known as psittacines ( / ˈsɪtəsaɪnz / ), [1] [2] are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. [a] They are conformed by four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genera, found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › parrotPARROT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Parrot definition: any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.. See examples of PARROT used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARROT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PARROT meaning: 1. a tropical bird with a curved beak, often kept as a pet and trained to copy the human voice 2…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARROT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of parrot as a noun and a verb, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and related words of parrot.

  8. www.britannica.com › animal › parrotParrot | Description, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Parrot, term applied to a large group of gaudy, raucous birds of the family Psittacidae. They have been kept as cage birds since ancient times, and they have always been popular because they are amusing, intelligent, and often affectionate.