Bird vs. Parrot

Birdnoun

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

‘Ducks and sparrows are birds.’;

Parrotnoun

A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful 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.’;

Birdnoun

(slang) A man, fellow.

Parrotnoun

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

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

Birdnoun

A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

Parrotnoun

(archaic) A puffin.

Birdnoun

Girlfriend.

‘Mike went out with his bird last night.’;

Parrotnoun

Channel coal.

Birdnoun

(slang) An airplane.

Parrotverb

(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

‘The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.’;

Birdnoun

(slang) A satellite.

Parrotnoun

In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.

Birdnoun

(obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.

Parrotnoun

Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidæ, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (Psittacus erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.

Birdnoun

(slang) A prison sentence.

‘He’s doing bird.’;

Parrotverb

To repeat by rote, without understanding, as a parrot.

Birdnoun

The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

Parrotverb

To chatter like a parrot.

Birdnoun

(Asian slang) A penis.

Parrotnoun

usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

Birdverb

(intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

Parrotnoun

a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

Birdverb

(intransitive) To catch or shoot birds.

Parrotverb

repeat mindlessly;

‘The students parroted the teacher's words’;

Birdverb

To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

Parrot

Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes , found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ( parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots).

‘true’;

Birdnoun

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

‘That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird.’; ‘The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.’;

Birdnoun

A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.

Birdnoun

Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.

Birdnoun

Fig.: A girl; a maiden.

‘And by my word! the bonny birdIn danger shall not tarry.’;

Birdverb

To catch or shoot birds.

Birdverb

Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

Birdverb

to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch.

Birdnoun

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

Birdnoun

the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

Birdnoun

informal terms for a (young) woman

Birdnoun

a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Birdnoun

badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

Birdverb

watch and study birds in their natural habitat

Birdnoun

a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.

Birdnoun

a bird that is hunted for sport or used for food

‘carve the bird and arrange on a warmed serving plate’;

Birdnoun

an aircraft, spacecraft, or satellite.

Birdnoun

a person of a specified kind or character

‘she's a sharp old bird’;

Birdnoun

a young woman or a girlfriend.

Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves , characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) ostrich.