English-Thai Dictionary
lorikeet
N นกแก้ว ตัวเล็ก
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LORIKEET
LORIKEET Lor "i *keet, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lorikeet
lor i keet |ˈlôrəˌkēt, ˈlär -ˈlɔrəˌkit | ▶noun a small bird of the lory family, found chiefly in New Guinea. [Charmosyna and other genera, family Loridae (or Psittacidae ): several species. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: diminutive of lory, on the pattern of parakeet .
Oxford Dictionary
lorikeet
lorikeet |ˈlɒrɪkiːt | ▶noun a small bird of the lory family, found chiefly in New Guinea. ●Charmosyna and other genera, family Loridae (or Psittacidae ): several species. • Australian term for lory. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: diminutive of lory, on the pattern of parakeet .
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