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budg·ie

 (bŭj′ē)
n. Informal
A budgerigar.
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budgie

(ˈbʌdʒɪ)
n
(Animals) informal short for budgerigar
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budg•er•i•gar

(ˈbʌdʒ ə riˌgɑr, -ər ɪ-)

n.
an Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, having greenish plumage with black and yellow markings, bred as a pet in a variety of colors.
[1840–50; perhaps alter. of Kamilaroi or Yuwaalaraay (Australian Aboriginal languages of New South Wales) gijirrigā (perhaps gijirr yellow or small + gā head)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.budgie - small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colorsbudgie - small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
budgereegah, budgerigar, budgerygah, grass parakeet, lovebird, Melopsittacus undulatus, shell parakeet
parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
genus Melopsittacus, Melopsittacus - a genus of Psittacidae
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Translations
andulka
undulat
undulaatti
papigica
セキセイインコ
잉꼬
papagaj
undulat
นกขนาดเล็ก
chim vẹt đuôi dài ở Úc

budgie

n (inf) abbr of budgerigar → Wellensittich m
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budgie

→ بَبَّغاء andulka undulat Wellensittich παπαγαλάκι perico, periquito undulaatti perruche papigica pappagallino セキセイインコ 잉꼬 parkietje undulat papużka falista periquito волнистый попугайчик undulat นกขนาดเล็ก muhabbet kuşu chim vẹt đuôi dài ở Úc 相思鹦鹉
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That moment of glory came in troubled times for the Hibees as Wallace Mercer tried to merge them with Hearts but McIntyre says the players laughed their way to Hampden thanks to John "Budgie" Burridge.
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