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budgerigar (bŭj`ərēgär'): see parakeet parakeet or parrakeet, common name for a widespread group of small parrots , native to the Indo-Malayan region and popular as cage birds. Parakeets have long, pointed tails, unlike the chunky lovebirds with which they are sometimes confused. ..... Click the link for more information. . budgerigar a small green Australian parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus: a popular cagebird that is bred in many different coloured varieties How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the mid-1950s, budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), or "budgies," became popular household pets in the United States; within a decade, more than 5. But the budgerigars don't thrive, and mysteriously they begin to speak: However, all isolates could be separated by their unique PCR-fingerprinting pattern, with the highest homology being 84% between two unrelated environmental isolates from Mexico City (LA 22, budgerigar [parakeet] droppings, and LA 25, pigeon droppings). |
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