1. Character Quotes
  2. parakeet vs alexandrine

different between parakeet vs alexandrine

parakeet

English

Alternative forms

  • paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet, perokito

Etymology

From Middle French perroquet, probably a diminutive form of the personal name Pierre; some variant forms perhaps via Italian parrocchetto, Spanish periquito.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?pa??ki?t/, /pa???ki?t/

Noun

parakeet (plural parakeets)

  1. Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions. [from 16th c.]
    • 2009, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian, 12 Oct 2009:
      According to one legend, the parakeets escaped from the set of The African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.

Usage notes

The common parakeet kept as a pet is called the budgie or budgerigar in Commonwealth nations.

Translations

See also

  • parakeet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

parakeet From the web:

  • what parakeets eat
  • what parakeets talk
  • what parakeets like
  • what parakeet sounds mean
  • what parakeets need
  • what parakeet food is best
  • what parakeet should i get
  • what parakeets eat in the wild

alexandrine

English

Etymology

So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177).

Noun

alexandrine (plural alexandrines)

  1. (poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
  2. An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.

Related terms

  • Alexandrine
  • Alexandrian

Translations

References

French

Adjective

alexandrine

  1. feminine singular of alexandrin

alexandrine From the web:

  • what alexandrine parrots eat
  • alexandrine what is the meaning
  • what do alexandrine parrots eat
  • what is alexandrine verse
  • what does alexandrine mean
  • what do alexandrines eat
  • what do alexandrine parrots eat in the wild
  • what are alexandrine parrot like for a pet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like

Copyright © 2024 Quotes