(African) gray parrot

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• Gray parrot — Gray Gray (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. any color of neutral hue between… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• African gray. — See gray parrot. * * * …   Universalium

• African gray. — See gray parrot …   Useful english dictionary

• African gray — noun commonly domesticated grey parrot with red and black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa • Syn: ↑African grey, ↑Psittacus erithacus • Hypernyms: ↑parrot • Member Holonyms: ↑Psittacus, ↑genus Psittacus …   Useful english dictionary

• gray parrot — an ashy gray, African parrot, Psittacus erithacus, having a short, red tail, noted esp. for its ability to mimic speech. Also called African gray. * * * …   Universalium

• gray parrot — Jako Jak o (j[a^]k [ o]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) An African parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}), very commonly kept as a cage bird; called also {gray parrot}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gray parrot — noun : african gray …   Useful english dictionary

• African gray — noun Date: 1878 a parrot (Psittacus erithacus) native to equatorial Africa that has gray plumage, a red tail, and a whitish face and is commonly domesticated especially for its ability in learning to talk …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• parrot — parrotlike, adj. parroty, adj. /par euht/, n. 1. any of numerous hook billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets. 2. a… …   Universalium

• Gray — (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. any color of neutral hue between white and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gray antimony — Gray Gray (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. any color of neutral hue between… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English