budg|er|i|gar

budg|er|i|gar: budg|er|i|gar «_BUHJ uhr ee GAHR», noun.

a small, brightly colored parakeet, native to Australia, popular as a cage bird; shell parakeet. The budgerigar is bright green below, greenish yellow with brownish markings on its upper parts, and with bright-blue cheeks and tail feathers.

╂[< native Australian budgereegah < budgeri good + gar cockatoo]

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