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parrotlet

parrotlet noun: a miniature parrot of the New World of the genera Forpus, Nannopsittaca and Touit.

parrotlet: a miniature parrot of the New World of the genera Forpus, Nannopsittaca and Touit
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Noun

parrotlet (plural parrotlets)

  1. A miniature parrot of the New World of the genera Forpus, Nannopsittaca and Touit.
    Synonyms:
    parrotling

Synonyms of parrotlet

Forms of parrotlet

pluralparrotlets

Origin of parrotlet

From parrot + -let.

Questions about parrotlet

What does parrotlet mean?
Parrotlet means a miniature parrot of the New World of the genera Forpus, Nannopsittaca and Touit.
What part of speech is parrotlet?
Parrotlet is a noun.
What is the plural of parrotlet?
The plural of parrotlet is parrotlets.

Words near parrotlet in the dictionary

  1. parrotize
  2. parrotized
  3. parrotizes
  4. parrotizing
  5. parrotless
  6. parrotlet
  7. parrotlets
  8. parrotlike
  9. parrotling
  10. parrotlings
  11. parrotries

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