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Thesaurus: lorikeet

Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely up…

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  1. n. Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.
  2. n. any of various small lories
  3. Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.
  4. Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots orlories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacentislands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal intheir habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belongto Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera.
  5. n any of various small lories