papegaai

Definitions of papegaai
  1. noun
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    synonyms: naprater
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    types:
    gaai
    an archaic term for a parrot
    parkiet
    any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
    grasparkiet
    small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
    type of:
    vogel, vogeltje
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  2. noun
    a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
    synonyms: meeprater, naprater
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    type of:
    afkijker, imitator, na-aper, navolger, naäper
    someone who copies the words or behavior of another
  3. noun
    small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
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    type of:
    naprater
    usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
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