parrot (noun)

См. также в других словарях:

• parrot — ► NOUN ▪ a mainly tropical bird with brightly coloured plumage and a strong downcurved hooked bill, some kinds of which are able to mimic human speech. ► VERB (parroted, parroting) ▪ repeat mechanically. ORIGIN probably from French dialect perrot …   English terms dictionary

• parrot disease — noun infectious disease of birds • Syn: ↑psittacosis • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun or parrot fever : psittacosis * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• parrot mouth — noun or parrot jaw : a congenital anomaly of the mouth of a grazing animal in which the upper incisors project over the lower thus preventing apposition and interfering with normal prehension and mastication of food • parrot mouthed… …   Useful english dictionary

• parrot-cry — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a cry (as a contention, complaint, or plea) made in stupid imitation or repeated mechanically without understanding the parrot cry has gone up that these recommendations must be taken as a whole Contemporary Review * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• parrot fish — noun : any of numerous marine percoid fish having the teeth in each jaw fused into a cutting plate or parrotlike beak: a. : a fish of the family Scaridae b. : any of various wrasses c. : a fish of the family Oplegnathidae called also false parrot …   Useful english dictionary

• parrot's-beak — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or parrot s bill ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷; or parrotbeak ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ (plural parrot s beaks or parrot s bills or parrotbeaks) Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

• parrot's-feather — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun or parrot feather (plural parrot s feathers or parrot feathers) : water milfoil; especially : a New World plant (Myriophyllum brasiliense) that has trailing stems, feathery pinnately dissected leaves, and minute flowers… …   Useful english dictionary

• parrot wrasse — noun : parrot fish; especially : a parrot fish of the genus Scarus …   Useful english dictionary

• parrot's-bill — noun see parrot s beak * * * /par euhts bil /, n. a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white streaked, crimson flowers. Also called parrot beak /par euht beek /, red kowhai. [1865 70; presumably… …   Useful english dictionary

• parrot fever — noun An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from birds such as parrots, pigeons, sparrows, ducks, and many other species of bird. Syn: ornithosis, parrot disease, psittacosis …   Wiktionary

• parrot's beak — noun evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand • Syn: ↑parrot s bill, ↑Clianthus puniceus • Hypernyms: ↑glory pea, ↑clianthus …   Useful english dictionary