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budgerigar [ˈbʌdʒərɪˌgɑː] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small green Australian parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus: a popular cagebird that is bred in many different coloured varieties Often (informal) shortened to budgie [from a native Australian language] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations budgerigar n → Wellensittich m abbr budgerigar [ˈbadʒərigaː] a type of small (originally Australian) brightly-coloured bird, often kept as a pet. budgerigar → بغبغاء andulka undulat Wellensittich παπαγαλάκι periquito undulaatti perruche australska papigica parrocchetto ondulato セキセイインコ 잉꼬 grasparkiet undulat papużka falista periquito australiano волнистый попугайчик undulat นกขนาดเล็กตระกูลเดียวกับนกแก้ว muhabbet kuşu chim vẹt đuôi dài ở Úc 相思鹦鹉 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the mid-1950s, budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), or "budgies," became popular household pets in the United States; within a decade, more than 5. But the budgerigars don't thrive, and mysteriously they begin to speak: However, all isolates could be separated by their unique PCR-fingerprinting pattern, with the highest homology being 84% between two unrelated environmental isolates from Mexico City (LA 22, budgerigar [parakeet] droppings, and LA 25, pigeon droppings). |
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