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parrothouses

parrothouses is the plural of parrothouse.

Meaning of parrothouse

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

Questions about parrothouses

What is parrothouses the plural of?
Parrothouses is the plural of parrothouse.

Words near parrothouses in the dictionary

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

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