n.
a mainly tropical bird, typically brightly coloured, with a strong downcurved hooked bill and a raucous voice, some kinds of which are able to mimic human speech.
[Order Psittaciformes: many species.]
v.
(parrots, parroting, parroted)
repeat (something) mechanically.
Etymology
C16: prob. from dial. Fr. perrot, dimin. of the male given name Pierre ‘Peter’.
