noun
1a small bird of the lory family, found chiefly in New Guinea
吸蜜鹦鹉。
1.1Charmosyna and other genera, family Loridae (or Psittacidae): several species.
吸蜜鹦鹉及其他属, 鹦鹉科:数种。
1.2Australian term for
LORY.
词源
late 18th cent.: diminutive of LORY, on the pattern of parakeet.