noun
small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
• Syn:
↑budgerigar, ↑budgereegah, ↑budgerygah, ↑budgie, ↑lovebird, ↑shell parakeet, ↑Melopsittacus undulatus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Melopsittacus, ↑genus Melopsittacus
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any of several Australian parakeets, esp. the budgerigar.
[1830-40]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.