parrot
IPA: pˈɛrʌt
noun
- A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
- (figurative) A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
- (archaic) A puffin.
- (geology, obsolete) channel coal.
- (aviation, slang) A transponder.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
verb
- (transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
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Examples of "parrot" in Sentences
- I have a tricolor and a colorful parrot.
- I like the photograph of the young parrot.
- The parrot is the mascot of the hockey team.
- The parrot becomes a symbol of filial piety.
- It just parrots the dictionary definitions of the word.
- The largest parrot in length and wingspan is the Hyacinth Macaw.
- The realistic squawking sounds of a bird are of an actual parrot.
- Dirge smashes the parrot to shut it up and they get into the Hearse.
- The Cape Parrot is the largest parrot of the African genus Poicephalus.
- It is inconceivable to have that name if the bird in the logo is not a parrot.
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