- a tropical bird with a curved beak. There are several types of parrot, most of which have bright feathers. Some are kept as pets and can be trained to copy human speech.Topics Birdsb2Word Originearly 16th cent.: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter’. Compare with parakeet.
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Idioms
See parrot in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary(as) sick as a parrot
- (British English, humorous) very disappointedTopics Feelingsc2
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