parakeet
noun
par·a·keet
ˈper-ə-ˌkēt 
ˈpa-rə-
: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long graduated tail
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Voracious feeders, parakeets can strip trees of blossom in spring, and of fruit in summer and autumn.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
For now, though, there is limited evidence that Britain's parakeets are having a significant impact on our native wildlife.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
Imagine discovering a new whale species or saving a group of parakeets from extinction as part of a yacht charter.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
And of course, there are brands that never stopped playing with lime green, like preppy standby Lilly Pulitzer, who likes to pair its parakeet shade with flamingo pink in a nod to the tropics.
—Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 29 July 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
For now, though, there is limited evidence that Britain's parakeets are having a significant impact on our native wildlife.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
Imagine discovering a new whale species or saving a group of parakeets from extinction as part of a yacht charter.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
And of course, there are brands that never stopped playing with lime green, like preppy standby Lilly Pulitzer, who likes to pair its parakeet shade with flamingo pink in a nod to the tropics.
—Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 29 July 2024
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parakeet
noun
par·a·keet
ˈpar-ə-ˌkēt
: any of numerous usually small slender parrots with a long tail
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