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1 parrot
['pærət](a kind of bird found in warm countries, especially in South America, with a hooked bill and usually brightly-coloured feathers, that can be taught to imitate human speech.) papūga -
2 cockatoo
[kokə'tu:]plural - cockatoos; noun(a parrot with a large crest.) kakadu -
3 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) kalbėti(s), šnekėti(s)2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) apkalbinėti, kalbėti3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) kalbėti apie2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pokalbis, derybos2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) paskaita, pokalbis3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) apkalbos4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) kalbos•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop
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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
