- budgerigar
- bud·ger·i·gar
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Budgerigar — Male at Cologne Zoo, Germany Conservation status … Wikipedia
budgerigar — udg er*i*gar, budgereegah udgereegah, budgerygah udgerygah . small Australian parakeet ({Melopsittacus undulatus}) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors. Syn: budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
budgerigar — 1847, from Native Australian, lit. good cockatoo, from budgeri good + gar cockatoo … Etymology dictionary
budgerigar — ► NOUN ▪ a small Australian parakeet which is green with a yellow head in the wild. ORIGIN of Aboriginal origin … English terms dictionary
budgerigar — [buj′ər i gär΄] n. [native name] an Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) having a greenish yellow body, marked with bright blue on the cheeks and tail feathers, and wings striped with brown … English World dictionary
budgerigar — UK [ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑː(r)] / US [ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑr] noun [countable] Word forms budgerigar : singular budgerigar plural budgerigars a small bright blue, green, or yellow bird often kept as a pet. Budgerigars are often called budgies … English dictionary
budgerigar — [19] When the first English settlers arrived at Port Jackson (now Sydney Harbour) in the late 18th century, they heard the local Aborigines referring to a small green parrot like bird as budgerigar. In the local language, this meant literally… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
budgerigar — banguotosios papūgėlės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Melopsittacus angl. budgerigar vok. Wellensittich, m rus. волнистый попугайчик, m pranc. perruche ondulée, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – rozelos siauresnis terminas… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
budgerigar — banguotoji papūgėlė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Melopsittacus undulatus angl. budgerigar vok. Wellensittich, m rus. волнистый попугайчик, m pranc. perruche ondulée, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – banguotosios… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
budgerigar — [19] When the first English settlers arrived at Port Jackson (now Sydney Harbour) in the late 18th century, they heard the local Aborigines referring to a small green parrot like bird as budgerigar. In the local language, this meant literally… … Word origins
Budgerigar colour genetics — The science of Budgerigar colour genetics deals with the heredity of colour variation in the feathers of the species known as Melopsittacus undulatus , commonly known as the Budgerigar Parakeet or Budgie for short.BackgroundThe Wildtype (natural… … Wikipedia
