parrot

[US]/ˈpærət/
[UK]/ˈpærət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of colorful bird known for its ability to mimic sounds and speech
vt. to imitate mechanically

Example Sentences

Some parrots can talk.

The bright plumage of a parrot made it beloved by people.

now the parrot has gone AWOL .

the parrot screamed, furious at being caged.

encouraging students to parrot back information.

she repeated the phrase parrot-fashion.

parrots laughing and chattering in the trees.

The parrot picked its seed.

Mary is as sick as a parrot about losing her watch.

A parrot can sometimes make you embarrassed.

He keeps a parrot in a birdcage in his living room.

Joseph Forshaw, the world renowned parrot expert and author of the classic Australian Parrots book, said he had never heard of a galah crossing with a cockatiel anywhere in the world.

When we were at school we used to learn history parrot-fashion; all I can remember now is the dates.

She was as sick as a parrot when she found out that her sister had been nominated for a prize and she hadn’t.

PDD is a fatal disease that causes nervous system disorders in both domesticated and wild birds in the psittacine, or parrot, family worldwide.

Real-world Examples

Most people, most of the time, are mere parrots.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

He kept his parrot in cage, in the corner.

Source: Treasure Island ( abridged version)

I do love birds. Are there parrots there?

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Oh well, come on, be a parrot with me.

Source: Wow English

It is called the night parrot.

Source: VOA Special October 2017 Collection

I really like birds. I'd love to have a parrot.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

The bird is their parrot, which often rides in their truck.

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

The bird in the cage is a parrot.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Parrots abound in the forests of South America.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

It's kind of like a large fat parrot that lives on the ground.

Source: American English dialogue

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