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parrothouse

parrothouse noun: an aviary where parrots and similar exotic birds are kept for display.

Noun

parrothouse (plural parrothouses)

  1. An aviary where parrots and similar exotic birds are kept for display.
    • I do not deny that the poet may write an ode to a parrot as well as to a skylark; or for that matter a serenade to a penguin or a pelican. But he will prefer the parrot outside the parrothouse. He will prefer the pelican in the wilderness.1964, G. K. Chesterton, The Spice of Life and Other Essays: The Soul in Every Legend

Forms of parrothouse

pluralparrothouses

Origin of parrothouse

From parrot + house.

Questions about parrothouse

What does parrothouse mean?
Parrothouse means an aviary where parrots and similar exotic birds are kept for display.
What part of speech is parrothouse?
Parrothouse is a noun.
What is the plural of parrothouse?
The plural of parrothouse is parrothouses.

Words near parrothouse in the dictionary

  1. parrotfish
  2. parrotfishes
  3. Parrothead
  4. Parrotheads
  5. parrothood
  6. parrothouse
  7. parrothouses
  8. parroting
  9. parrotings
  10. parrotise
  11. parrotised

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