Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Same as {Parrakeet}.
Parrakeet \Par"ra*keet`\, Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. [See
{Paroquet}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a
graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also
{paroquet} and {paraquet}.
Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to
the genus {Paleornis}; others belong to {Polytelis},
{Platycercus}, {Psephotus}, {Euphema}, and allied
genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the
genus {Conurus}, as the Carolina parrakeet ({C.
Carolinensis}).
Source : WordNet®
parakeet
n : any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots [syn: {parrakeet},
{parroket}, {paraquet}, {paroquet}, {parroquet}]