"keet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kiːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-keet.wav Forms: keets [plural], 'keet [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Clipping of parakeet Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|lorikeet|parakeet}} Clipping of parakeet Head templates: {{en-noun}} keet (plural keets)
  1. (colloquial) A lorikeet or parakeet. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-keet-en-noun-LG5NrJrr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Fowls Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 5 17 3 19 27 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 19 2 19 29 26 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Fowls: 14 45 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kiːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-keet.wav Forms: keets [plural]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: onomatopoeia Head templates: {{en-noun}} keet (plural keets)
  1. A guineafowl.
    Sense id: en-keet-en-noun-1-g~SX0S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Fowls Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 5 17 3 19 27 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 19 2 19 29 26 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Fowls: 14 45 41
  2. A young guineafowl.
    Sense id: en-keet-en-noun-vx1xh~85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Fowls Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 5 17 3 19 27 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 19 2 19 29 26 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of Fowls: 14 45 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guinea keet, guinea-keet, Guinea keet, Guinea-keet
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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