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Meaning of LORIKEET

Pronunciation:  'loru`keet

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of various small lories
 
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 See Also: Glossopsitta versicolor, lory, rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, varied Lorikeet

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lor"i*keet\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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.
 

 

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