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par·rot
(păr′ət)n.
1. Any of numerous primarily tropical and subtropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, characterized by a short hooked bill, brightly colored plumage, and, in some species, the ability to mimic human speech or other sounds.
2. One who imitates the words or actions of another, especially without understanding them.
tr.v. par·rot·ed, par·rot·ing, par·rots
To repeat or imitate, especially without understanding.
[Probably from French dialectal Perrot, diminutive of Pierre, Peter.]
par′rot·er n.
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parrot
(ˈpærət)n
1. (Animals) any bird of the tropical and subtropical order Psittaciformes, having a short hooked bill, compact body, bright plumage, and an ability to mimic sounds.
2. a person who repeats or imitates the words or actions of another unintelligently
3. sick as a parrot usually facetious extremely disappointed
vb, -rots, -roting or -roted
(tr) to repeat or imitate mechanically without understanding
[C16: probably from French paroquet; see parakeet]
ˈparrotry n
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par•rot
(ˈpær ət)n.
1. any of numerous gregarious, noisy, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, principally of the tropics and warmer regions of the Southern Hemisphere: some species have the ability to mimic speech when in captivity.
2. a person who, without thought or understanding, repeats the words of another.
v.t. 3. to repeat without thought or understanding.
[1515–25; appar. < Middle French P(i)errot, diminutive of Pierre (see parakeet), though a comparable sense of the French word is not known until the 18th century]
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parrot
Identification friend or foe transponder equipment.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
parrot
Past participle: parroted
Gerund: parroting
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| Noun | 1. |  parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic soundsbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings order Psittaciformes, Psittaciformes - an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets popinjay - an archaic term for a parrot poll parrot, poll - a tame parrot African gray, African grey, Psittacus erithacus - commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa amazon - mainly green tropical American parrots macaw - long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots kea, Nestor notabilis - large brownish-green New Zealand parrot cockatoo - white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head lovebird - small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates lory - small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits |
| 2. | parrot - a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated | |
| Verb | 1. | parrot - repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words" |
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parrot
verb repeat, echo, imitate, copy, reiterate, mimic Many politicians simply parrot impressive-sounding phrases.
Related words
adjective psittacine
adjective psittacine
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parrot
nounverbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
na-aperpapegaai
папагал
papoušekpapouškovat
papegøje
papago
papagoi
papukaijahokea
papigapapagaj
papagáj
nuri
páfagaukur
オウム
앵무새
psittacus
papūga
papagailis
papagal
papagáj
papigapapagaj
papegoja
นกแก้ว
папуга
con vẹtvẹt
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
parrot
[ˈpærət] vt [+ views, phrases] → répéter comme un perroquet (or comme des perroquets)parrot fashion parrot-fashion [ˈpærətfæʃən] adv [learn] → en répétant comme un perroquet (or comme des perroquets); [repeat] → comme un perroquet (or comme des perroquets)
The children learn things parrot fashion → Les enfants apprennent les choses en les répétant comme des perroquets.
The children learn things parrot fashion → Les enfants apprennent les choses en les répétant comme des perroquets.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
parrot
n → Papagei m; he felt as sick as a parrot (Brit inf) → ihm war kotzübel (inf); he was as sick as a parrot (Brit inf: = vomited) → er kotzte wie ein Reiher (inf)
vt → (wie ein Papagei) nachplappern (sb jdm)
parrot
:parrot cry
n (fig) → populäres Schlagwort
parrot disease
n → Papageienkrankheit f
parrot-fashion
parrot fever
n → Papageienkrankheit f
parrotfish
n → Papageifisch m
parrot-like
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parrot
(ˈpӕrət) noun a kind of bird found in warm countries, especially in South America, with a hooked bill and usually brightly-coloured feathers, that can be taught to imitate human speech.
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parrot
→ بَغْبَغاءٌ papoušek papegøje Papagei παπαγάλος loro papukaija perroquet papiga pappagallo オウム 앵무새 papegaai papegøye papuga papagaio попугай papegoja นกแก้ว papağan con vẹt 鹦鹉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009