noun / verb
parrot
PAIR-uht/ˈpærət/
A tropical bird with a curved beak, often able to imitate speech.
The red, yellow, and blue parrot perches on a branch.
Etymology
The bird’s name has an uncertain origin: it may come from a French form of Peter, or from a dialectal form of perroquet, another parrot-name.
In context
the parrot saw it all and he heard you what if he said hit him Anon hit him Anon
More examples
- Our parrot learns to say hello.
- Some parrots use their curved beaks to crack nuts.
- He parrots his brother's opinions without thinking about them.
Forms
parrot · parrots · parroted · parroting