鹦鹉的英语是parrot。
来源:词源学上认为,parrot一词可能源自法语“papered”,意为“喊口号的人”,因为鹦鹉在重复人类的话语。
例句:
The parrot was repeating the words it had learned. (鹦鹉在重复它所学过的词语。)
The parrot imitated the whistle of the bird outside. (鹦鹉模仿了外面鸟儿的口哨声。)
He trained his parrot to speak in different languages. (他训练他的鹦鹉说不同的语言。)