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lorikeet

/ˈlɒɹɪkiːt/

lorikeet noun: any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.

lorikeet: any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified...
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Noun

lorikeet (plural lorikeets)

  1. Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.

lorikeet meaning in Tamil and Bengali

lorikeet in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

lorikeet in Bengali

অস্ট্রেলেশিয়ার দেশীয় বিভিন্ন ছোট, উজ্জ্বলভাবে রঙিন টিয়া পাখি

Forms of lorikeet

plurallorikeets

Origin of lorikeet

Blend of lory + parakeet.

Words formed from lorikeet

Questions about lorikeet

What does lorikeet mean?
Lorikeet means any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.
What is lorikeet in Tamil?
Lorikeet in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Lorikeet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lorikeet?
Lorikeet is a noun.
How do you pronounce lorikeet?
Lorikeet is pronounced /ˈlɒɹɪkiːt/.
What is the plural of lorikeet?
The plural of lorikeet is lorikeets.

Words near lorikeet in the dictionary

  1. Lorie
  2. Lorient
  3. lories
  4. loriid
  5. loriids
  6. lorikeet
  7. lorikeets
  8. lorilabial
  9. lorilabials
  10. lorilet
  11. lorilets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lorikeet (page history and authors); lorikeet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lorikeet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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