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Word: Budgerigar

Part of Speech: Noun

Usage Instructions:

• General Use: When talking about birds, you can use "budgerigar" or "budgie" to refer to this specific type of small parakeet.
• Context: Usually used when discussing pets, birdwatching, or Australian wildlife.

Example Sentence:

• "I have a pet budgerigar that loves to chirp and play with its toys."

Advanced Usage:

• You might encounter the word in discussions about aviculture (the breeding and care of birds) or in contexts related to pet care and ownership.

Word Variants:

• Budgie: A common, informal term for a budgerigar.
• Budgerigar (plural: budgerigars): Refers to more than one of these birds.

Different Meanings:

• The term "budgerigar" primarily refers to the bird itself. It does not have other meanings in English.

Synonyms:

• Parakeet: A general term for small to medium-sized species of parrots, which includes budgerigars.
• Budgie: Informal synonym.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• There are no well-known idioms or phrasal verbs specifically related to "budgerigar." However, if you want to talk about a pet in a more casual way, you might say:
  • "To have a feathered friend" (this means having a pet bird).

Summary:

A budgerigar, or budgie, is a small, colorful parakeet native to Australia, popular as a pet due to its friendly nature and variety of colors.

Academic

Noun

1. small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors

Synonyms

• budgerigar
• budgereegah
• budgie
• grass parakeet
• lovebird
• shell parakeet
• Melopsittacus undulatus