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lor·i·keet

(lôr′ĭ-kēt′, lŏr′-)

Any of several small, often brilliantly colored Australasian parrots that feed primarily on soft fruits and on nectar and pollen.

[lor(y) + (para)keet.]

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lorikeet

(ˈlɒrɪˌkiːt; ˌlɒrɪˈkiːt)

(Animals) any of various small lories, such as Glossopsitta versicolor (varied lorikeet) or Trichoglossus moluccanus (rainbow lorikeet)

[C18: from lory + -keet, as in parakeet]

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lor•i•keet

(ˈlɔr ɪˌkit, ˈlɒr-)

n.

any of various small lories.

[1765–75; lory + (para) keet]

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lorikeet - any of various small lories

lory - small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits

Glossopsitta versicolor, varied Lorikeet - lorikeet with a colorful coat

rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus - a kind of lorikeet

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