budgerigar
noun/ˈbʌdʒəriɡɑː(r)/
/ˈbʌdʒəriɡɑːr/
(also informal budgie)
- a small bird of the parrot family, often kept in a cage as a petTopics Birdsc1Word Originmid 19th cent.: from an Aboriginal language, perhaps an alteration of gijirrigaa.
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