English-Thai Dictionary

parrot

N นกแก้ว  parakeet macaw lorikeet nok-kea

 

parrot

N ผู้ ที่ เลียน คำพูด ผู้อื่น  ผู้ เลียนแบบ คนอื่น  copycat copier mimicker phu-ti-lian-beab-kam-phud

 

parrot

VT เลียน คำพูด  พูดตาม  lian-kam-phud

 

parrot fashion

IDM โดย ไม่เข้าใจ ความหมาย  โดย การท่องจำ  doi-mai-kao-jai-kwam-mai

 

parrot-fashion

IDM โดย ไม่เข้าใจ ความหมาย  โดย การท่องจำ  doi-mai-kao-jai-kwam-mai

 

parrotfish

N ปลา ปากนกแก้ว  ปลา ทะเลใน เขตร้อน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARROT

n. 1. The name of fowls of the genus Psittacus, of numerous species. The bill is hooked and the upper mandible movable. The hooked bill of the parrot is used in climbing. These fowls are found almost every where in tropical climates. They breed in hollow trees and subsist on fruits and seeds. They are also remarkable for the faculty of making indistinct articulations of words in imitation of the human voice.
2. A fish found among the Bahama isles, esteemed to be delicate food and remarkable for the richness of its colors.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARROT

Par "rot, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F.pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. Paroquet, Petrel, Petrify. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

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

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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 (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. Carolina parrot (Zoöl.), the Carolina parrakeet. See Parrakeet. -- Night parrot, or Owl parrot. (Zoöl.) See Kakapo. -- Parrot coal, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot. ] -- Parrot green. (Chem. ) See Scheele's green, under Green, n. -- Parrot weed (Bot. ), a suffrutescent plant (Bocconia frutescens ) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers. -- Parrot wrasse, Parrot fish (Zoöl.), any fish of the genus Scarus. One species (S. Cretensis ), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

 

PARROT

PARROT Par "rot, v. t.

 

Defn: To repeat by rote, as a parrot.

 

PARROT

PARROT Par "rot, v. i.

 

Defn: To chatter like a parrot.

 

PARROTER

PARROTER Par "rot *er, n.

 

Defn: One who simply repeats what he has heard. [R.] J. S. Mill.

 

PARROTRY

PARROTRY Par "rot *ry, n.

 

Defn: Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] Coleridge. "The supine parrotry. " Fitzed. Hall.

 

PARROT'S-BILL

Par "rot's-bill `, n. Etym: [So called from the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a parrot's bill. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The glory pea. See under Glory.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

parrot

par rot |ˈparət ˈpɛrət | ▶noun a bird, often vividly colored, with a short down-curved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found esp. in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. Many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice. [Order Psittaciformes: numerous species, sometimes all placed in the family Psittacidae. The order also contains the cockatoos, lories, lovebirds, macaws, conures, and budgerigars. ] ▶verb ( parrots, parroting, parroted ) [ with obj. ] repeat mechanically: encouraging students to parrot back information. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter. ’ Compare with parakeet .

 

parrotbill

par rot bill |ˈparətˌbil ˈpærətbɪl | ▶noun a titlike Asian songbird with brown and gray plumage and a short arched bill. [Family Panuridae (or Paradoxornithidae ): two genera and several species. ]

 

parrot-fashion

parrot-fashion ▶adverb Brit. without thought or understanding; mechanically: she repeated the phrase parrot-fashion.

 

parrot fever

par rot fe ver ▶noun less formal term for psittacosis.

 

parrotfish

par rot fish |ˈparətˌfiSH ˈpɛrətˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or parrotfishes ) 1 any of a number of brightly colored marine fish with a parrotlike beak, which they use to scrape food from coral and other hard surfaces. [● a widespread fish of warm seas that may secrete a mucous cocoon to deter predators (family Scaridae: Scarus and other genera ). ● an edible fish of the southern Indian ocean (Oplegnathus conwayi, family Oplegnathidae ).] 2 Austral. a brightly colored marine fish, esp. one of the wrasse family. [Several species in the family Labridae. ]

 

parrotlet

par rot let |ˈparətlit ˈpærətlɪt | ▶noun a tiny tropical American parrot with mainly green plumage and a short tail. [Family Psittacidae: three genera, in particular Forpus and Touit, and several species. ]

 

parrot tulip

par rot tu lip ▶noun a cultivated tulip of a variety that has irregularly fringed or wavy petals, typically of two colors.

 

Oxford Dictionary

parrot

par ¦rot |ˈparət | ▶noun a bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. Many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice. ●Order Psittaciformes: numerous species, sometimes all placed in the family Psittacidae. The order also contains the cockatoos, lories, lovebirds, macaws, conures, and budgerigar. ▶verb ( parrots, parroting, parroted ) [ with obj. ] repeat mechanically: encouraging students to parrot back information. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter ’. Compare with parakeet .

 

parrotbill

parrot |bill |ˈparətbɪl | ▶noun a tit-like Asian songbird with brown and grey plumage and a short arched bill. ●Family Panuridae (or Paradoxornithidae ): two genera and several species, including the bearded tit or reedling.

 

parrot-fashion

parrot-fashion ▶adverb Brit. without thought or understanding; mechanically: she repeated the phrase parrot-fashion.

 

parrot fever

par ¦rot fever ▶noun less formal term for psittacosis.

 

parrotfish

parrot |fish |ˈparətfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or parrotfishes ) 1 any of a number of brightly coloured marine fish with a parrot-like beak, which they use to scrape food from coral and other hard surfaces: ● a widespread fish of warm seas which may secrete a mucous cocoon to deter predators (family Scaridae: Scarus and other genera ). ● an edible fish of the southern Indian ocean (Oplegnathus conwayi, family Oplegnathidae ). 2 Austral. /NZ a brightly coloured marine fish, especially one of the wrasse family. ●Several species in the family Labridae.

 

parrotlet

parrot |let |ˈparətlɪt | ▶noun a tiny tropical American parrot with mainly green plumage and a short tail. ●Family Psittacidae: three genera, in particular Forpus and Touit, and several species.

 

parrot tulip

par ¦rot tulip ▶noun a cultivated tulip of a variety which has irregularly fringed or wavy petals, typically of two colours.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

parrot

parrot verb they parroted slogans without appreciating their significance: repeat (mindlessly ), repeat mechanically, echo. WORD LINKS psittacine relating to parrots Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

parrot

parrot verb they parroted slogans without appreciating their significance: repeat mindlessly, repeat, repeat mechanically, echo, say again. WORD LINKS parrot psittacine relating to parrots Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

parrot-fashion

parrot-fashion adverb his wife had just repeated the phrase parrot-fashion: mechanically, by rote, mindlessly, without thinking, unthinkingly, automatically.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

parrot

par rot /pǽrət /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 〘鳥 〙オウム .2 ｟否定的に ｠人のまねばかりする人 , 受け売りする人 .(as ) s ì ck as a p á rrot ｟主に英 話 ｠とてもがっかりした .動詞 他動詞 ｟通例けなして ｠(意味を理解せず )〈人の言葉など 〉をまねして言う ; …をオウム返しに言う .～́ cr ỳ オウム返しにされる言葉 ; (闘争の )スローガン .～́ f à shion ｟英 否定的に ｠〖副詞的に 〗オウム返しに (by rote ); 猿まねして .～́ f è ver オウム病 .