budgerigar

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He gave them a budgerigar, whose survival in the cellar meant that the air quality must have been adequate for humans, he will argue.

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  1. noun A parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) native to Australia and having green, yellow, or blue plumage. It is a popular cage bird bred in a variety of colors not found in wild populations. Also called shell parakeet.

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  • Birds What was the name of Winston Churchills pet budgerigar? —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
  • Oxford Junior Dictionary ditches "beaver" and "budgerigar" for "blog" and "biodegradable" —  Tech Digest
  • Oxford Junior Dictionary ditches "beaver" and "budgerigar" for "blog" and —  Tech Digest
  • He gave them a budgerigar, whose survival in the cellar meant that the air quality must have been adequate for humans, he will argue. —  Top stories from Times Online
  • British police say two robbers broke into an elderly woman's home, stole money and then snapped the neck of her pet budgerigar in front of her. —  National Nine News
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  1. Probably alteration of Kamilaroi (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) gijirrigaa.

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  1. Also budgereegah, betcherrygah, betshiregah, beauregarde, etc. Native Australian budgery, good, + ga, gah (misspelled gar), a cockatoo or other bird.
 

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/bədʒərɪˈgɑr/
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