1
: any of numerous widely distributed tropical birds (order Psittaciformes and especially family Psittacidae) that are often crested and brightly colored, have a distinctive stout hooked bill and zygodactyl feet, and include some excellent mimics
2
: a person who sedulously echoes another's words
parrot
adjective
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Verb
Some of the students were just parroting what the teacher said.
the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment
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Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
By studying yellow and red forms of a parrot known as a dusky lory the research team also identified a gene central to coloring in that bird and its parrot relatives.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, echoed debunked claims about Ukraine and has been accused of parroting Russian propaganda.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Novel and ambitious experiments with primates, dolphins and parrots proliferated, many of them documenting animals following specific cues and using words and phrases to communicate with their human trainers.
—Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
By studying yellow and red forms of a parrot known as a dusky lory the research team also identified a gene central to coloring in that bird and its parrot relatives.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
At the outset of Marquardt’s testimony, Freedman parroted one of Trump’s catch phrases about the network.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, echoed debunked claims about Ukraine and has been accused of parroting Russian propaganda.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Parrot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parrot. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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parrot
1 of 2 noun
par·rot
ˈpar-ət 
1
: any of numerous usually brightly colored tropical birds marked by a strong hooked bill, by toes arranged in pairs with two in front and two behind, and often by the ability to mimic speech
2
: a person who repeats the words of others without understanding what they mean
parrot
2 of 2 verb
: to repeat words like a parrot
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