budgerigar

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Scrabble points
15
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19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/
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/ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/ · /ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑː/ · /ˈbɐd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɐː/

Definition of budgerigar

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A species of small green parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.

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Etymology

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

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