Found 2 items, similar to Parakeet.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: parakeet parakeet n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Parakeet Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Parrakeet. [1913 Webster] Parrakeet \Par"ra*keet`\ (p[a^]r"r[.a]*k[=e]t`), Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. [See Paroquet.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet. [1913 Webster] Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus, Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (Conurus Carolinensis ). [1913 Webster]