budgerigar

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English

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A blue male budgerigar.
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Etymology

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Possibly an alteration of Gamilaraay gijirrigaa; change of initial syllable unexplained though possibly from Aboriginal Pidgin English budgeree.[1][2]

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Noun

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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.
    Synonym: (diminutive) budgie

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References

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  1. ^ Edward E. Morris. 1898. Austral English. London: Macmillan and Co., p. 61.
  2. ^ Penny Olsen. 2021. Flight of the Budgerigar. Canberra: NLA Publishing, pp. 50-51.