1. Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colours
   "The budgerigar, often called a budgie, is a popular pet bird"; "The grass parakeet, often called a budgie, is a popular pet bird"; "The shell parakeet, often called a budgie, is a popular pet bird"; "The Melopsittacus undulatus, often called a budgie, is a popular pet bird";
   - budgerigar, grass parakeet, lovebird [Austral], shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus

Derived forms: budgies

Type of: parakeet, paroquet, parrakeet [non-standard], parroket, parroquet

Part of: genus Melopsittacus, Melopsittacus

Encyclopedia: Budgie