lorikeet

English

A rainbow lorikeet in New South Wales

Etymology

Blend of lory +‎ parakeet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɒɹɪˈkiːt/

Noun

lorikeet (plural lorikeets)

1. Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.

Derived terms

• little lorikeet
• rainbow lorikeet
• red-collared lorikeet
• scaly-breasted lorikeet

 

Translations

any of various parrots

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 澳洲小鸚鵡／澳洲小鹦鹉 (Àozhōu xiǎo yīngwǔ)

• Czech: lori
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: sateenkaariluri (fi), silmälasiluri (fi), lurikki (fi)
• French: loriquet (fr) m
• German: Lori (de) m
• Hungarian: lóri (hu)
• Ottoman Turkish: لوری (lory, lori)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: lori
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: parot enfys m, parotau enfys m pl

See also

• lory
• parakeet
• rosella

Anagrams

• kerolite, rotelike