budgerigar
English
A blue male budgerigar.
Etymology
Possibly an alteration of Gamilaraay gijirrigaa; change of initial syllable unexplained though possibly from Aboriginal Pidgin English budgeree.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑː/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɐd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɐː/
Noun
budgerigar (plural budgerigars)
- 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
Translations
species of parakeet
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See also
References
- Edward E. Morris. 1898. Austral English. London: Macmillan and Co., p. 61.
- Penny Olsen. 2021. Flight of the Budgerigar. Canberra: NLA Publishing, pp. 50-51.
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