What's the difference between parrot and popinjay?

Parrot


Definition:

  • (n.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
  • (n.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.
  • (v. t.) To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
  • (v. i.) To chatter like a parrot.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Apert-Crouzon syndrome (formerly ACS type 2; 10130) is now considered a subset of autosomal dominant Apert acrocephalosyndactyly type 1 (10120), with features of craniosynostoisis, syndactyly of all extremities, maxillary hypoplasia, "parrot-beaked" nose, hypertelorism, exophthalmos, external strabismus, and short upper lip.
  • (2) And then, proving that in the celebrity world of self-abasement there really is no such thing as "bottoming out", Shane started tweeting Ping Pong, otherwise known as Elizabeth Hurley's parrot Why has Australia not staged an intervention?
  • (3) Parrot Mini Drone The Parrot AR Drone strunk and with wheels on.
  • (4) Four species of sandflies: Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus Newstead, Sergentomyia minuta (Rondani), Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti Parrot and Phlebotomus (Larroussius) ariasi Tonnoir, were collected, by aspiration and light traps, from three dog kennels and an area of high prevalence of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in the Algarve, Portugal.
  • (5) Currently existing as an extension to Facebook Messenger in the US, M uses a combination of artificial intelligence and human aid to do whatever it gets asked, from giving directions to your friend’s house, to ordering a parrot to go to a friend’s office.
  • (6) Consider their peerless dead parrot sketch which, in many people's memories, ends when Cleese does his huge rant, and Palin grudgingly offers to replace the bird.
  • (7) Hymenolepis macrorchida (Kotlan, 1921), a cestode of New Guinea parrots, possessing a small number (3 to 4) of testicles, belonging to the family Hymenolepididae to which it has been assigned for more than half of the century, is transferred to the family Davaineidae and designated as Idiogenoides macrorchida (Kotlan, 1921) comb.
  • (8) Wild parrots, waterfowl and migratory waders appear to present a minimal threat.
  • (9) A group of 39 strains isolated from pigeons, parakeets, parrots, sheep, goats, cats, guinea-pigs, mice and humans were immunotyped by a one-way or two-way cross-reaction micro-immunofluorescence test.
  • (10) The parrot from Tennessee was treated for a plugged naris and anorexia before the S. enteritidis infection was discovered.
  • (11) The cockatoos appear to represent an ancient lineage within the parrots.
  • (12) A few years later, Davies had his own ramshackle premises; in 2011, Tangled Parrot was named Wales's best independent record shop, just as he was expanding the business to include the Parrot Music Bar and Café .
  • (13) This study describes the case of a patient who developed symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis on exposure to budgerigars and parrots.
  • (14) Kotsenburg, who was cheered home by team-mates chanting "Yoo-Ess-A", beat his more strongly fancied Canadian rivals McMorris and Max Parrot with a series of jumps and grabs that included one of his own invention – the "holy krale".
  • (15) Coccidiosis was seen only in the small intestines of the finch (Poephila gouldiae gouldiae), African Grey Parrot, Rainbow lory (Trichoglossus haematodus), Indian Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis) and peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis).
  • (16) Some signs breathed – there were cats in baskets, rats and parrots in cages, vultures tethered to wine shacks, and so on, often with bells around their necks.
  • (17) James is establishing a standard, and he is doing so in a manner that underscores he is a student of political change, not just a parrot of its vernacular.
  • (18) Vertebrate groups whose relationships are especially likely to be illuminated include parrots, pigeons, bats, pinnipeds, mammalian carnivores, frogs, and rodents.
  • (19) To demonstrate that chicks from vaccinated hens are protected from PBFD virus challenge, 3 African grey parrot chicks and 2 umbrella cockatoo chicks from vaccinated hens and 1 African grey parrot chick and 1 umbrella cockatoo chick from nonvaccinated hens were exposed to purified PBFD virus.
  • (20) Rick Wilson, a prominent Republican consultant, said the lawyer’s comments – just the latest party line from a man described as “Trump’s pit bull” – represented a campaign that was parroting his hyperbole.

Popinjay


Definition:

  • (n.) The green woodpecker.
  • (n.) A parrot.
  • (n.) A target in the form of a parrot.
  • (n.) A trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) While on the steps of the US Congress, he even managed to silence the late essayist and debater Christopher Hitchens with one his most memorable put-downs, declaring him to be a "drink-soaked former Trotskyist popinjay" .
  • (2) "You're a drink-soaked former Trotskyist popinjay," Mr Galloway in formed him.

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