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Definition of Budgies
1. budgie [n] - See also: budgie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Budgies
Literary usage of Budgies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diversity, Globalization, and the Ways of Nature by Antón, Danilo J (1995)
"... wildcats — are unable to climb the tafl trees, resulting in an population
explosion of some species of birds, such as budgies and wild pigeons. ..."
2. Researches Into the History of Playing Cards: With Illustrations of the by Samuel Weller Singer (1816)
"... budgies, droppers, cross- biters, $c. and these may all pass under the general
and common appellation of rooks. And in this particular, ..."
3. The History of Gambling in England by John Ashton (1898)
"... (when ravenous beasts usually seek their prey) when in comes shoals of Huffs,
Hectors, Setters, Gilts, Pads, Biters, Divers, Lifters, Filers, budgies, ..."
4. Australia by Peter Hinze (2001)
"Budgerigars, usually called budgies for short, also originated here in Australia.
The Australian bush resounds to the mocking laughter of the kookaburra, ..."
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