Noun: shell parakeet shel 'per-u,keet [N. Amer], shel 'pa-ru,keet [Brit]
- Small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colours
"The shell parakeet, often called a budgie, is a popular pet bird";
- budgerigar, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird [Austral], Melopsittacus undulatus
Derived forms: shell parakeets
Type of: parakeet, paroquet, parrakeet [non-standard], parroket, parroquet
Part of: genus Melopsittacus, Melopsittacus