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Definition of lorikeet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lorikeet

noun

/ˈlɒrɪkiːt/

/ˈlɔːrɪkiːt/

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a small bird found mainly in New GuineaTopics Birdsc2
Word Originlate 18th cent.: diminutive of lory, a small Australasian and SE Asian parrot; on the pattern of parakeet.

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