Budgerigar Definition
bŭjə-rē-gär, bŭjə-rē-
noun
An Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) having a greenish-yellow body, marked with bright blue on the cheeks and tail feathers, and wings striped with brown.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- melopsittacus-undulatus
- shell parakeet
- lovebird
- budgie
- grass parakeet
- budgerygah
- budgereegah
Other Word Forms of Budgerigar
Noun
Singular:
budgerigar
Plural:
budgerigarsOrigin of Budgerigar
Probably alteration of Kamilaroi (Pama-Nyungan language of northeast New South Wales) gijirrigaa
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Gamilaraay gijirrigaa.
From Wiktionary
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