Lorikeet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lorikeet \Lor"i*keet\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=e]t), n. (Zool.)
     Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or
     lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the
     adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They
     are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey
     of flowers. They belong to {Trichoglossus}, {Loriculus}, and


     several allied genera.
     [1913 Webster] Lorimer

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lorikeet
       n : any of various small lories