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# lorikeet

noun (a lorikeet, lorikeets)

«lorikeet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A lorikeet is a small, very brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, which feeds on nectar and pollen from flowers with a brush-tipped tongue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorikeet/#m1)

### In the lessons

In Australian and NZ life, rainbow lorikeets are common in gardens and parks, noisy and colourful (blue head, green back, orange chest). In science lessons they show how birds pollinate flowers and adapt to eat nectar. In New Zealand and Western Australia they can be pests because they were brought in and compete with local birds. Phrases: «rainbow lorikeet», «a flock of lorikeets».

### Examples

- A rainbow lorikeet landed on our balcony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorikeet/#x1)
- Lorikeets drink nectar from gum tree flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorikeet/#x2)
- The lorikeets screeched in the trees at sunset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorikeet/#x3)
- Lorikeets have tongues like little brushes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorikeet/#x4)
- Feeding bread and honey to lorikeets can make them sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorikeet/#x5)
- We counted twelve lorikeets in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorikeet/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a lorikeet, lorikeets. Pronounced «LOR-ih-keet». Related: lory (a bigger parrot). Wildlife experts say not to feed wild lorikeets honey or bread, as it is bad for their health.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lorikeet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lorikeet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lorikeet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lorikeet.html) on Mova free.