'Paraquet' definitions:
Definition of 'paraquet'
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Definition of 'Paraquet'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'paraquet'
From: GCIDE
- Parrakeet \Par"ra*keet`\ (p[a^]r"r[.a]*k[=e]t`), Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. [See Paroquet.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet. [1913 Webster]
- 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 ({Conurus Carolinensis}). [1913 Webster] Parral