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   parrot

   /ˈparət/

   noun

   • 1. a bird, often vividly coloured, with a short downcurved hooked bill, grasping feet, and a raucous voice, found especially in the tropics and feeding on fruits and seeds. Many are popular as cage birds, and some are able to mimic the human voice.

   verb

   • 1. repeat mechanically: "encouraging students to parrot back information"

   Word Origin early 16th century: probably from dialect French perrot, diminutive of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter’. Compare with parakeet.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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