"budgerigar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/ [General-American], /ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɐd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɐː/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-budgerigar.wav [Southern-England] Forms: budgerigars [plural]
Etymology: Possibly an alteration of Gamilaraay gijirrigaa; change of initial syllable unexplained though possibly from Aboriginal Pidgin English budgeree. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kld|gijirrigaa}} Gamilaraay gijirrigaa Head templates: {{en-noun}} budgerigar (plural budgerigars)
  1. A species of small green parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties. Wikipedia link: budgerigar Categories (lifeform): Parrots Synonyms: budgie Related terms: budgie smugglers Translations (species of parakeet): atetherre (Arrernte), periquitu (Asturian), periquito [masculine] (Catalan), 虎皮鸚鵡 (Chinese Mandarin), 虎皮鹦鹉 (hǔpí yīngwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), andulka [feminine] (Czech), undulat (Danish), grasparkiet (Dutch), undulaatti (Finnish), perruche ondulée [feminine] (French), gijirrigaa (Gamilaraay), Wellensittich [masculine] (German), hullámos papagáj (Hungarian), gári [masculine] (Icelandic), budragár [masculine] (Irish), pappagallino [masculine] (Italian), 脊黄青鸚哥 (sekiseiinko) (alt: セキセイインコ) (Japanese), 背黄青鸚哥 (sekiseiinko) (alt: せきせいいんこ) (Japanese), 사랑앵무 (sarang'aengmu) (Korean), banguotoji papūgėlė [feminine] (Lithuanian), Buttje [masculine] (Low German), papagajik [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), burung bejis (Malay), parnparn (Martuthunira), tsídii yáłtiʼí yázhí bitsiiyah noodǫ́zígíí (Navajo), tirkuri (Ngarrindjerri), undulat [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), undulat [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), killy-killykari (Pitjintjatjara), papużka falista [feminine] (Polish), periquito australiano [masculine] (Portuguese), peruș [masculine] (Romanian), волни́стый попуга́йчик (volnístyj popugájčik) [masculine] (Russian), tigrica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), andulka [feminine] (Slovak), periquito [masculine] (Spanish), undulat [common-gender] (Swedish), muhabbet kuşu (Turkish), vefapapagil (Volapük), katatharra (Wangkangurru), byji [masculine] (Welsh), batharra (Yindjibarndi)

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "periquito australiano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peruș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "volnístyj popugájčik",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "волни́стый попуга́йчик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tigrica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "andulka"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papagajik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "periquito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "undulat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "word": "muhabbet kuşu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "word": "vefapapagil"
    },
    {
      "code": "wgg",
      "lang": "Wangkangurru",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "word": "katatharra"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "byji"
    },
    {
      "code": "yij",
      "lang": "Yindjibarndi",
      "sense": "species of parakeet",
      "word": "batharra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "budgerigar"
}

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