Definition of Parrot

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Parrot

In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.

Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.

To repeat by rote, as a parrot.

To chatter like a parrot.

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Parrot Quotations

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Will Rogers

So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
Will Rogers

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.
Billy Graham

Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites.
Steve Irwin

Teach a parrot the terms "supply and demand" and you've got an economist.
Thomas Carlyle

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.
Joseph Conrad

The parrot's so funny. He imitates me and I don't even realize he's doing it. I'm walking around the house talking to myself and whistling and the next day he's said something I've said... it's scary you know?
Mick Ralphs

Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder.
Neil Innes

I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.
Marie Corelli

I'm a parrot. I can pick up an accent and just do it.
Brion James

Parrot Translations

parrot in Afrikaans is papegaai
parrot in Dutch is papegaai
parrot in Finnish is papukaija
parrot in French is perroquet
parrot in German is Papagei
parrot in Italian is pappagallo
parrot in Portuguese is papagaio
parrot in Spanish is loro
parrot in Swedish is papegoja

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