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popinjay

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  1. 1. n. The green woodpecker. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A parrot. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A target in the form of a parrot. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. an archaic term for a parrot Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The green woodpecker. (b) A parrot. The pye and popyngay speak they know not what. Tyndale. 2. A target in the form of a parrot. [Scot.] 3. A trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb. "To be so pestered with a popinjay." Shak. Source: webster
  8. 8. n. a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot) n. an archaic term for a parrot Source: ecdict

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