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parrots

 
Noun parrot has 2 senses
  1. parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    --1 is a kind of
    bird
    --1 is a member of Psittaciformes, order Psittaciformes
    --1 has particulars:
     popinjay; poll, poll parrot; African gray, Psittacus erithacus; amazon; macaw; kea, Nestor notabilis; cockatoo; cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus; lovebird; lory; parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet
  2. parrot - a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
    --2 is a kind of
    copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper
    Derived form: verb parrot1
Verb parrot has 1 sense
  1. parrot - repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"
    --1 is one way to
    repeat, echo
    Derived form: noun parrot2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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