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par·rot  (prt)

n.

1. Any of numerous tropical and semitropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, characterized by a short hooked bill, brightly colored plumage, and, in some species, the ability to mimic human speech or other sounds.

2. One who imitates the words or actions of another, especially without understanding them.

tr.v. par·rot·ed, par·rot·ing, par·rots

To repeat or imitate, especially without understanding.

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[Probably from French dialectal Perrot, diminutive of Pierre, Peter.]

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parrot·er n.

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parrot

Noun

1. a tropical bird with a short hooked beak, bright plumage, and an ability to mimic human speech

2. a person who repeats or imitates someone else's words

3. sick as a parrot Usually facetious extremely disappointed

Verb

[-roting, -roted]

to repeat or imitate (someone else's words) without understanding them [probably from French paroquet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings order Psittaciformes, Psittaciformes - an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets popinjay - an archaic term for a parrot poll parrot, poll - a tame parrot African gray, African grey, Psittacus erithacus - commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa amazon - mainly green tropical American parrots macaw - long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots kea, Nestor notabilis - large brownish-green New Zealand parrot cockatoo - white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head lovebird - small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates lory - small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
	2.	parrot - a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated aper, copycat, emulator, imitator, ape - someone who copies the words or behavior of another
Verb	1.	parrot - repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words" echo, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"

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parrot

verb repeat, echo, imitate, copy, reiterate, mimic

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Identification friend or foe transponder equipment.

Translations

parrot [ˈpærət] n → loro, papagayo

parrot [ˈpærət] n → perroquet m

parrot [ˈpærət] n → Papagei m

parrot [ˈpærət] n → pappagallo

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parrot

n parrot [ˈpӕrət]

a kind of bird found in warm countries, especially in South America, with a hooked bill and usually brightly-coloured feathers, that can be taught to imitate human speech. papegaaiبَبَّغاءпапагалpapoušekpapegøjeder Papageiπαπαγάλοςloro, papagayopapagoiطوطیpapukaijaperroquetתוּכִּיतोताpapigapapagájnuri, burung beopáfagaukurpappagalloおうむ앵무새papūgapapagailisburung nuripapegaaipapegøyepapugapapagaiopapagalпопугайpapagájpapigapapagajpapegojaนกแก้วpapağan鸚鵡папугаطوطاcon vẹt鹦鹉