parrot

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Synonyms: carrot, garrot, marrot, parrott, parro, perrot, parrow

Antonyms: carrot, garrot, marrot, parrott, parro, perrot, parrow

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q15548309}}A kind of [[bird]], many [[species]] of which are [[colorful]] and able to [[mimic]] [[human]] [[speech]], of the order {{taxfmt|Psittaciformes|order}} or (narrowly) of the family {{taxfmt|Psittacidae|family}}.
2. {{label|en|metaphorical}} A [[parroter]]; a person who [[repeat]]s the [[word]]s or [[idea]]s of others.
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[puffin]].
4. {{lb|en|geology|obsolete}} [[channel coal]].
5. {{lb|en|slang|aviation}} A [[transponder]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[repeat]] (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily [[show]]ing [[understand]]ing, in the [[manner]] of a parrot.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=given names}}.

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