Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PAR'ROT, n. [supposed to be contracted from Fr. perroquet.]

1. A name applied to various species of scansory birds of the Psittacid tribe, but more especially to those which belong to the genus Psittacus. The bill is hooked and rounded on all sides. The hooked bill of the parrot is used in climbing. These fowls are found almost every where in tropical climates. They breed in hollow trees and subsist on fruits and seeds. They are also remarkable for the faculty of making indistinct articulations of words in imitation of the human voice.
2. A fish found among the Bahama isles, esteemed to be delicate food and remarkable for the richness of its colors. – Pennant.