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单词 budgerigar
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Definition of budgerigar in English:

budgerigar

noun ˈbʌdʒ(ə)rɪɡɑːˈbədʒəriˌɡɑr
  • A small gregarious Australian parakeet which is green with a yellow head in the wild. It is popular as a cage bird and has been bred in a variety of colours.

    Melopsittacus undulatus, family Psittacidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hundreds of fine feathered budgerigars flocked to the city to help celebrate a major milestone in the York and District Budgerigar Society's history.
    • The birds concerned include exotic tropical birds such as parrots, cockatoos, finches, budgerigars, hawks and falcons.
    • Also in residence are peacocks, budgerigars, chickens, iguanas, pigs, sheep, goats, a boa constrictor and a tarantula that was brought to the home by a businessman in a helicopter.
    • Nine of the 11 patients with chronic BFL disease raised budgerigars, and the remaining 2 patients bred pigeons.
    • Forebrain nuclei similar in structure and location have also been found in the budgerigar (an Australian parakeet).
    • Your budgerigars can also obtain exercise outside the cage while under your supervision - if they are hand-tamed to fly in a familiar, controlled room.
    • Why has my budgerigar started plucking out its feathers, and how can I stop it?
    • As the Core Team would rather see birds in the wild than in cages, I'm not going to discuss the budgerigar's fitness as an animal companion.
    • The decision came after one breeder in Middlesbrough lost his entire collection of more than 200 budgerigars, stock he had built up over many years.
    • There was, though, a happy outcome for the budgerigar, who survived the proceedings and has now found a home in Cumbernauld.
    • In the wild, said Arnold, budgerigars perform courtship displays in the early morning, when sunlight contains the highest proportion of UV light - the time when their feathers would glow the most brightly.
    • When a clutch of four budgerigar chicks hatched out one sunny September day in 1999, it was a happy occasion for their breeder.
    • The probability that a pneumonic illness in a budgerigar owner is due to psittacosis increases when the patient says that a pet bird has recently died.
    • It's a little bit bigger than a budgerigar and about the same size as a lorikeet.
    • The first step in ensuring that your budgerigars get sufficient exercise is to house them in an appropriately sized cage.
    • To determine whether fluorescent feathers were indeed more appealing, Arnold and her colleagues applied sunscreen lotion to the crown feathers of male and female budgerigars.
    • However South came out blazing in the third quarter and made the Eagles feel a little like budgerigars.
    • Finches, canaries and budgerigars do not need as much attention from their people and so may be an option for those with busy life-styles.
    • The show should only consist of budgerigars, canaries, zebra finches, Bengalese finches, pigeons and captive bred British birds.
    • Pupils at a primary school have a new classmate - a bright yellow budgerigar called Lucky.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of Aboriginal origin, perhaps an alteration of Kamilaroi gijirrigaa (also in related languages).

 
 

Definition of budgerigar in US English:

budgerigar

nounˈbədʒəriˌɡɑrˈbəjərēˌɡär
  • A small gregarious Australian parakeet that in the wild is green with a yellow head. It is popular as a pet bird and has been bred in a variety of colors.

    Melopsittacus undulatus, family Psittacidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When a clutch of four budgerigar chicks hatched out one sunny September day in 1999, it was a happy occasion for their breeder.
    • In the wild, said Arnold, budgerigars perform courtship displays in the early morning, when sunlight contains the highest proportion of UV light - the time when their feathers would glow the most brightly.
    • Finches, canaries and budgerigars do not need as much attention from their people and so may be an option for those with busy life-styles.
    • Why has my budgerigar started plucking out its feathers, and how can I stop it?
    • Pupils at a primary school have a new classmate - a bright yellow budgerigar called Lucky.
    • Forebrain nuclei similar in structure and location have also been found in the budgerigar (an Australian parakeet).
    • The probability that a pneumonic illness in a budgerigar owner is due to psittacosis increases when the patient says that a pet bird has recently died.
    • To determine whether fluorescent feathers were indeed more appealing, Arnold and her colleagues applied sunscreen lotion to the crown feathers of male and female budgerigars.
    • It's a little bit bigger than a budgerigar and about the same size as a lorikeet.
    • However South came out blazing in the third quarter and made the Eagles feel a little like budgerigars.
    • The decision came after one breeder in Middlesbrough lost his entire collection of more than 200 budgerigars, stock he had built up over many years.
    • The show should only consist of budgerigars, canaries, zebra finches, Bengalese finches, pigeons and captive bred British birds.
    • The first step in ensuring that your budgerigars get sufficient exercise is to house them in an appropriately sized cage.
    • Hundreds of fine feathered budgerigars flocked to the city to help celebrate a major milestone in the York and District Budgerigar Society's history.
    • There was, though, a happy outcome for the budgerigar, who survived the proceedings and has now found a home in Cumbernauld.
    • Nine of the 11 patients with chronic BFL disease raised budgerigars, and the remaining 2 patients bred pigeons.
    • Also in residence are peacocks, budgerigars, chickens, iguanas, pigs, sheep, goats, a boa constrictor and a tarantula that was brought to the home by a businessman in a helicopter.
    • As the Core Team would rather see birds in the wild than in cages, I'm not going to discuss the budgerigar's fitness as an animal companion.
    • The birds concerned include exotic tropical birds such as parrots, cockatoos, finches, budgerigars, hawks and falcons.
    • Your budgerigars can also obtain exercise outside the cage while under your supervision - if they are hand-tamed to fly in a familiar, controlled room.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of Aboriginal origin, perhaps an alteration of Kamilaroi gijirrigaa (also in related languages).

 
 
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