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1. Usually brightly coloured zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    
2. A copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

1. Repeat mindlessly
   "The students parroted the teacher's words"

Derived forms: parroting, parroted, parrots

Type of: ape, aper, bird, copycat, echo, emulator, imitator, repeat

Part of: order Psittaciformes, Psittaciformes

Encyclopedia: Parrot