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parrot

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1. parrot - Noun

2. parrot - Verb

3. Parrot - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, 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 (P. 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.

To repeat by rote, as a parrot.

To chatter like a parrot.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The students parroted the teacher's words Source: Internet

A baby panther needs rescuing, and Ryder and Mateo are the pup and parrot duo ready for the job. Source: Internet

After a momentous speech in Cleveland, she felt as though she had become "a parrot repeating Most's views" Goldman, Living, p. 52. and resolved to express herself on the stage. Source: Internet

As the exasperated Praline attempts to wake up the parrot, the shopkeeper tries to make the bird move by hitting the cage, and Praline erupts into a rage after banging "Polly Parrot" on the counter. Source: Internet

And I did have a conversation with Thea in the beginning to be like, “So, are we thinking a real actual parrot, or are we thinking, like many of the other characters, having human qualities to their voices/inner voices?” Source: Internet

As a secondary allusion, a cat brings in a dead parrot (and then a live snake, possibly intended to be a python) at the bottom right of the panels. Source: Internet

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