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Synonyms for parrot

Most common

popinjay psittacine channel coal cuckoo transponder parroter

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Mimic — A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others

mimic, copy-cat

2. Popinjay — A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order…

popinjay, psittacine

3. Sea-parrot — A puffin

sea-parrot, tomnoddy

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.

    I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.

  2. n. 2

    A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.

    What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.

  3. n. 3

    A puffin.

Forms

Plural
parrots → mimics, copy-cats, popinjays, psittacines…

Example sentences

  • cuckoo A cuckoo bee killed and replaced this hive's queen.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
parrotrising
popinjayrising
psittacinesteady
cuckoorising
transponderfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
poll1
5 letters
mimic2
6 letters
cuckoo2
8 letters
popinjay, tomnoddy, parroter
10 letters
psittacine
11 letters
transponder3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mimic2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
perroquet
Italiano
pappagallo
Español
loro
Deutsch
Papagei
Català
lloro