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# parrot

noun (parrot, parrots); verb (parrot, parrots, parroted, parroting)

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

## Everyday

1. A parrot is a bird with bright colours and a curved beak. Some parrots can copy words and sounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#m1)
2. To parrot is to repeat someone's words without understanding them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: a bird counted; 2 legs each in leg-counting problems; bought at a price; cages × parrots per cage. In science: parrots live in warm forests, eat seeds and fruit and can live for many years. In stories: a pirate's parrot that talks. Phrases: talk like a parrot, parrot fashion (learning by repeating only).

### Examples

- The pet shop has 6 parrots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x1)
- A parrot costs 50 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x2)
- How many legs do 4 parrots have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x3)
- The zoo has 3 cages with 5 parrots each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x4)
- The parrot said «Hello!» when we came in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x5)
- The pirate had a green parrot on his shoulder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x6)
- Parrots crack nuts with their strong beaks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x7)
- Learning facts parrot fashion does not help you understand them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x8)
- "Give me my parrot!" cried Punchkin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parrot/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a parrot, parrots. A counted animal with 2 legs. Trap: in mixed groups with 4-legged animals, count legs per kind. Myth: parrots do not understand most of the words they copy.

## On Mova

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