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Definition of: parakeet
(par′ə·kēt) noun
1. Any of certain small parrots, having a long, wedge-shaped tail, as the crimson rosella of Australia (Platycercus elegans).
2. The Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) of the southern United States: now extinct. [<OF paroquet,? <Ital. parrochetto, dim. of parroco parson]
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