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budgerigar

noun
🔊/ˈbʌdʒəriɡɑː(r)/
🔊/ˈbʌdʒəriɡɑːr/
(also informal budgie)
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  1. a small bird of the parrot family, often kept in a cage as a pet虎皮鹦鹉Topics Birdsc1
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: of Aboriginal origin, perhaps an alteration of gijirrigaa.