- lovebird
- noun Date: 1595 any of various small usually gray or green parrots (especially genus Agapornis of Africa) that show great affection for their mates
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lovebird — n. A small Australian parakeet ({Melopsittacus undulatus}) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors; also called the {budgie}. Syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, shell… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lovebird — ► NOUN 1) a very small African or Madagascan parrot, noted for the affectionate behaviour of mated birds. 2) (lovebirds) informal an affectionate couple … English terms dictionary
lovebird — [luv′bʉrd΄] n. any of various small parrots, esp. of an African genus (Agapornis), often kept as cage birds: the mates appear to be greatly attached to each other … English World dictionary
Lovebird — Taxobox name = Lovebird status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption =Peach faced Lovebird eating from a tree image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Psittacidae subfamilia =… … Wikipedia
lovebird — /luv berrd /, n. 1. any of various small parrots, esp. of the genus Agapornis, of Africa, noted for the affection shown one another and often kept as pets. 2. lovebirds, a pair of lovers, esp. a married couple who show very close mutual love and… … Universalium
lovebird — UK [ˈlʌvˌbɜː(r)d] / US [ˈlʌvˌbɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms lovebird : singular lovebird plural lovebirds 1) a small colourful parrot (= a tropical bird with a curved beak) 2) lovebirds [plural] humorous two people who love each other,… … English dictionary
lovebird — agaporniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Agapornis angl. lovebird vok. Unzertrennlicher, m rus. неразлучник, m pranc. inséparable, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – žieduotosios papūgos siauresnis terminas – Fišerio… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Lovebird Business Hotel — (Jichangzhen,Китай) Категория отеля: Адрес: No.1239.Miao Jing Road, 201202 … Каталог отелей
Lovebird — Unzertrennliche Pfirsichköpfchen Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) … Deutsch Wikipedia
lovebird — noun a) Any of several small parrots, from the genus Agapornis, sometimes kept as cage birds, noted for their affection to each other. b) An openly affectionate couple … Wiktionary
