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(now archaic outside heraldry) A parrot. [from 14th c.; in heraldry from 15th c.]

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (now archaic outside heraldry) A parrot. [from 14th c.; in heraldry from 15th c.]
  • (obsolete) A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc. [14th–16th c.]
  • (dated) A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial. [from 16th c.]
  • (archery) A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage. [from 16th c.]
  • (UK) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis. [from 19th c.]

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