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How to pronounce parakeet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet
Type of parrot
Has types budgerigar, budgerygah, budgie, carolina parakeet, conuropsis carolinensis, grass parakeet, lovebird, melopsittacus undulatus, psittacula krameri, ring-necked parakeet, budgereegah, shell parakeet

Examples of parakeet

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She has asked me to waive our no-pet policy so that she can have a pet parakeet.
From the sfgate.com
A stone sculpture of a bird perched in perpetuity marks the grave of a parakeet.
From the stltoday.com
He fears lesser prairie chickens could follow the path of the Carolina parakeet.
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I am thinking about adding a bird to my family and was thinking about a parakeet.
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The illustrations in this book of a pet duck, turtle and parakeet are enchanting.
From the timesunion.com
One woman even wanted me to make a ring for her parakeet, engraved with its name.
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America's only native parrot, the Carolina parakeet, became extinct long ago.
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Adoption costs range from $10 for a parakeet to as much as $300 for a large parrot.
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They, otherwise, have nothing to do with me, my spouse and our pet parakeet.
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  • Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
  • Parakeet is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized species of parrot, that generally have long tail feathers. Older spellings still sometimes encountered are paroquet or paraquet.
  • Parakeet is an Australian Army mobile battlefield communication system. It was introduced into service in the mid 1990s through project JP65. Parakeet was considered (at the time) advanced military communications. This included secure voice and data trunking services. ...
  • Parakeet is object-oriented stack machine language inspired by Forth for Parrot virtual machine developed by Michel Pelletier.
  • A member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in Australia and Africa
  • (Parakeets) would occasionally breed in captivity, but seldom with much success.
  • The index finger is bent and pecks at thumb with hand held against nose. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - parakeet.
  • Is the common name for a small perching pet bird. Although the term is applied generally to any of a number of small parrots with long flat tails, it is more commonly a reference to a specific species with the scientific name (Melopsittacus undulatus) also known as the "budgerigar" or "budgie".