Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perroquet"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Paroquet \Par"o*quet`\, n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both
prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See {Parrot}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as {Parrakeet}. [Written also {paroket}, {parroquet},
and {perroquet}.]

{Paroquet auk} or {auklet} (Zo["o]l.), a small auk
({Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus}) inhabiting the coast and
islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under
parts white, bill orange red. Called also {perroquet auk}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Perroquet \Per`ro*quet"\, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.)
See {Paroquet}, {Parakeet}.


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