budgie

budg·ie

B0531000 (bŭj′ē)n. Informal A budgerigar.

budgie

(ˈbʌdʒɪ) n (Animals) informal short for budgerigar

budg•er•i•gar

(ˈbʌdʒ ə riˌgɑr, -ər ɪ-)

n. an Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, having greenish plumage with black and yellow markings, bred as a pet in a variety of colors. [1840–50; perhaps alter. of Kamilaroi or Yuwaalaraay (Australian Aboriginal languages of New South Wales) gijirrigā (perhaps gijirr yellow or small + gā head)]

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Noun

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budgie - small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colorsbudgereegah, budgerigar, budgerygah, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeetparakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrotsgenus Melopsittacus, Melopsittacus - a genus of Psittacidae

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