parrots

[par·rot]

A parrot is a brightly colored tropical bird with a distinctly loud voice. If you see someone calling a colorful bird "Polly" and asking it if it wants a cracker, that's a parrot.

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In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.

Noun
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

Noun
a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

Verb
repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher''s words"

n.
In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.

n.
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.

v. t.
To repeat by rote, as a parrot.

v. i.
To chatter like a parrot.

Parrot

Par"rot , n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. Paroquet, Petrel, Petrify.] 1. (Zo'94l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci. 2. (Zo'94l.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacid'91, 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. Carolina parrot (Zo'94l.), the Carolina parrakeet. See Parrakeet. -- Night parrot, ∨ Owl parrot. (Zo'94l.) See Kakapo. -- Parrot coal, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.] -- Parrot green. (Chem.) See Scheele's green, under Green, n. -- Parrot weed (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant (Bocconia frutescens) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers. -- Parrot wrasse, Parrot fish (Zo'94l.), any fish of the genus Scarus. One species (S. Cretensis), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Parrot

Par"rot, v. t. To repeat by rote, as a parrot.

Parrot

Par"rot, v. i. To chatter like a parrot.

In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.

To repeat by rote, as a parrot.

To chatter like a parrot.

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Usage Examples

So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.