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What is the difference between parakeet and budgerigar?

parakeet | budgerigar |

Budgerigar is a hyponym of parakeet.

Budgerigar is a synonym of parakeet.



As nouns the difference between parakeet and budgerigar

is that parakeet is a member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in Australia and Africa while budgerigar is a species of small parakeet native to Australia and often kept as pets, Melopsittacus undulatus.

parakeet

English

Alternative forms

* parrakeet, paroquet, perokito

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of any of the various species of small parrots usually bred in Australia and Africa.
  • *, II.8:
    • we had loved them for our pastimes, as we do apes, monkies, or perokitoes , and not as man.
  • * 2009 , Patrick Barkham, The Guardian , 12 Oct 2009:
    • According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.

    Usage notes

    The common parakeet kept as a pet is called the budgie or budgerigar in Commonwealth nations.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "parakeet")

    budgerigar

    English

    (wikipedia budgerigar) (Melopsittacus undulatus)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A species of small parakeet native to Australia and often kept as pets, Melopsittacus undulatus .

    • Synonyms

    * budgie (diminutive), parakeet (US)