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means A small, brightly colored Australian parakeet commonly kept as a pet, prized for its mimicry and chatter.

from Short for "budgerigar," a word borrowed in the 19th century from an Aboriginal Australian language — most often linked to the Gamilaraay (Kamilaroi) tongue. The popular gloss is that it means "good to eat" or "good bird," though scholars treat that translation cautiously; what's clear is that English settlers picked up the local name for these flocking grass-parakeets and later clipped it down to the cozy "budgie."