n. [ Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. Paroquet, Petrel, Petrify. ] 1. (Zool.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidæ, 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 (Psittacus 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carolina parrot (Zool.), the Carolina parrakeet. See Parrakeet. --
Night parrot, or
Owl parrot. (Zool.) See Kakapo. --
Parrot coal, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes in burning. [ Eng. & Scot. ] --
Parrot green. (Chem.) See Scheele's green, under Green, n. --
Parrot weed (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant (Bocconia frutescens) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers. --
Parrot wrasse,
Parrot fish (Zool.), any fish of the genus Scarus. One species (Scarus Cretensis), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To repeat by rote, without understanding, as a parrot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To chatter like a parrot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who simply repeats what he has heard. [ R. ] J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any of several gaudy tropical fishes of the family Scaridae having parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth.
Syn. -- pollyfish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus containing one species, the irontree.
Syn. -- genus Parrotia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus of trees containing only one species, a deciduous tree of Himalaya.
Syn. -- genus Parrotiopsis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; as, a mere parrotlike word-calling process; a voice quality sounding parrotlike. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Servile imitation or repetition. [ R. ] Coleridge. “The supine parrotry.” Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called from the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a parrot's bill. ] (Bot.) The glory pea. See under Glory. [ 1913 Webster ]