Lovebird

2 definitions found

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

  lovebird \lovebird\ n.
     A small Australian parakeet ({Melopsittacus undulatus})
     usually light green with black and yellow markings in the
     wild but bred in many colors; also called the {budgie}.
  
     Syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass


          parakeet, shell parakeet, {Melopsittacus undulatus}.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. small African parrot noted for showing affection for their
        mates.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lovebird
       n 1: small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and
            yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
            [syn: {budgerigar}, {budgereegah}, {budgerygah}, {budgie},
             {grass parakeet}, {shell parakeet}, {Melopsittacus
            undulatus}]
       2: small African parrot noted for showing affection for their
          mates