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parakeet
noun par·a·keet \ˈper-ə-ˌkēt, ˈpa-rə-\
: a small, brightly colored tropical bird that has a long tail and that is often kept as a pet
Full Definition of PARAKEET
: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long graduated tail
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Origin of PARAKEET
Spanish & Middle French; Spanish periquito, from Middle French perroquet parrot
Rhymes with PARAKEET
aquavit, at one's feet, balance sheet, biathlete, bittersweet, booster seat, bucket seat, catbird seat, cellulite, cookie sheet, corps d'elite, countryseat, county seat, crystal pleat, decathlete, drag one's feet, driver's seat, easy street, exegete, incomplete, indiscreet, latent heat, letter sheet, lorikeet, make ends meet, marguerite, Masorete, meadowsweet, meet and greet, miss a beat, Nayarit, obsolete, off one's feet, on one's feet, on the street, overeat, overheat, Paraclete, pentathlete, prickly heat, rumble seat, saddle seat, scandal sheet, self-conceit, semisweet, shredded wheat, sliding seat, spirochete, superheat, to one's feet, triathlete, trick or treat, two-way street, undertreat, up one's street, winding-sheet, window seat
PARAKEET Defined for Kids
parakeet
noun par·a·keet \ˈper-ə-ˌkēt\
Definition of PARAKEET for Kids
: a small parrot that has a long tail and is sometimes kept as a caged bird
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