perroquet

Definitions of perroquet
  1. noun
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
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    types:
    ara
    long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
    cacatoès, kakatoès
    white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
    perruche
    any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
    type of:
    oiseau
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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