loro

Definitions of loro
  1. noun
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
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    ara, guacamayo
    long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
    cacatúa, cotorra
    white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
    periquito
    any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
    periquito
    small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
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    ave
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  2. noun
    a semiconductor device capable of amplification
    synonyms: transistor
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    semiconductor
    a conductor made with semiconducting material
  3. noun
    an ugly or ill-tempered woman
    synonyms: bagayo, bagre, cacatúa, guaricha, petardo, tía
  4. noun
    a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
    synonyms: bachiller, charlatán, cotorra, palabrero
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    pelma, pelmazo, pesado
    a person who evokes boredom
  5. noun
    a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
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    copión, imitamonas, mona, mono
    someone who copies the words or behavior of another
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