budgerigar C1 Topic:Animals US /ˈbʌdʒəriˌɡɑr/ UK /ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #116728 Meanings 1 noun a small Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, commonly kept as a cage bird and bred in many colors The budgerigar tilted its head and copied the short whistle. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small australian... budgiecommon parakeet Word family Related forms parakeetparrot Etymology Probably adapted from an Australian Aboriginal language, often compared with Gamilaraay gijirrigaa; the exact path and reshaping of the word remain uncertain. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # budgerigar **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbʌdʒəriˌɡɑr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 116728 ## Meanings 1. a small Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, commonly kept as a cage bird and bred in many colors ## Examples - The budgerigar tilted its head and copied the short whistle. ## Synonyms - budgie - common parakeet ## Related Forms - parakeet - parrot ## Etymology Probably adapted from an Australian Aboriginal language, often compared with Gamilaraay gijirrigaa; the exact path and reshaping of the word remain uncertain. ## Topics - Animals markdown