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lovebird

lovebird \lovebird\ n. A small Australian parakeet ( Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors; also called the budgie.

Syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus.

2. small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates.

Wiktionary
lovebird

n. 1 Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus ''Agapornis'', sometimes they are kept as cage birds, noted for their affection towards each other. 2 (qualifier: metaphorical, usually in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.

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lovebird
  1. n. small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus]

  2. small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates

Wikipedia
Lovebird

A lovebird is one of nine species of the genus Agapornis ( Greek: αγάπη agape 'love'; όρνις ornis 'bird'). They are a social and affectionate small parrot. Eight species are native to the African continent, and the grey-headed lovebird is native to Madagascar. Their name comes from the parrots' strong, monogamous pair bonding and the long periods which paired birds spend sitting together. Lovebirds live in small flocks and eat fruit, vegetables, grasses and seed. Black-winged lovebirds also eat insects and figs, and the black-collared lovebirds have a special dietary requirement for native figs, making them problematic to keep in captivity.

Some species are kept as pets, and several color mutations were selectively bred in aviculture. Their average lifespan is 10 to 15 years.

Lovebird (disambiguation)

Lovebird is a small parrot species

Lovebird or Love Bird, or Lovebirds or Love Birds may refer to:

Lovebird (song)

"Lovebird" is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis for her third studio album Glassheart (2012). It was written by Bonnie McKee, Joshua Coleman and Dr. Luke, and produced by Josh Abrahams, Ammo and Oligee. "Lovebird" was recorded at Pulse Recording in Los Angeles and is a power ballad, incorporating a piano and synth-driven melody. The lyrics consist of Lewis informing her past lover that enough time has passed since their relationship for her to have moved on and to have developed as a person. Critics praised Lewis' vocal performance, likening the her technical abilities to those of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The musical structure of the song was heavily compared to one of her previous singles, " Bleeding Love", along with songs performed by Adele. The accompanying music video shows Lewis trying to escape from a giant bird cage.

To promote "Lovebird", Lewis performed the song on talk shows Daybreak and Loose Women in the United Kingdom, in addition to singing competition La Voz in Spain. Nonetheless, "Lovebird" sold fewer than 600 copies upon its release, failing to attain one of the top 200 chart positions on the UK Singles Chart; however, two weeks after the release of Glassheart, "Lovebird" peaked at number 22 on the South Korea Gaon Single Chart due to strong digital download sales.

Usage examples of "lovebird".

Now that he found the lovebirds, he wondered where he could wait for them to finish their romantic dinner.

Here I am talking a mile a minute, and you two lovebirds are trying to have a quiet breakfast alone!

The two lovebirds got along perfectly, and Paxton and Gabby were as close as ever.

He does sulk whenever the lovebirds coo too loudly in the lounge, but other than that, he seems to have recovered.

A mute Fury came and went, but the lounge lovebirds apparently had found another place to wish each other good morning.

In another cage, shaped like a chalet, two lovebirds sat motionless side by side on their perch.

For years people had pleaded with them to divorce, but the two lovebirds had nothing else in the world besides their hatred so why should they give that up?

He sounded so smitten with the car that I half expected to see little hearts come rising off his head like lovebirds in a Disney film.

I gave the lovebirds some privacy, sneaked around to the rear of the house and started peeping.

Or it might be birds that caught my attention: pink flamingoes or black swans or one-wattled cassowaries, or something smaller, silver diamond doves, Cape glossy starlings, peach-faced lovebirds, Nanday conures, orange-fronted parakeets.

On a long underground journey to one of the banlieues, the downtrodden areas that ringed Paris proper, the two conversed in low voices, making plans like lovebirds, or fugitives.

The eyes of the interviewers glazed over as the putative lovebirds discussed assortative mating, the differentiation between penetrance and expres­sivity on the one hand and dominance and epistasis on the other, and the uncertainty of positive eugenics.

And don't look for the lovebirds, either - they're out on a fortnight Field trial with Shallan and her brood.

And don't look for the lovebirds, eitherthey're out on a fortnight Field trial with Shallan and her brood.

His biggest lie: he didn't tell her that he'd fmally stepped in shit that didn't turn to clover, that he'd played an angle that played him back to the gas chamber door, that his home-to-Narco ticket read adios, lovebirds-- because she'd trace 10/24/47 to all his other lies and his carefully constructed nice-guy Big V would go down in flames.