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budgerigar.

A species of small green parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.

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noun/ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/General-American/ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɐd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɐː/Australia
  1. A species of small green parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.

Where this word comes from

Possibly an alteration of Gamilaraay gijirrigaa; change of initial syllable unexplained though possibly from Aboriginal Pidgin English budgeree.

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