There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zebra parakeet. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
The earliest known use of the noun zebra parakeet is in the 1850s.
OED's earliest evidence for zebra parakeet is from 1856, in Era.
Nearby entries
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- zebrafish, n.1771–
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- zebra marking, n.1854–
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- zebra mule, n.1841–
- zebra mussel, n.1866–
- zebrano, n.1908–
- zebra opossum, n.1808–
- zebra parakeet, n.1856–
- zebra plant, n.1826–
- zebra poison, n.1871–74
- zebra print, n. & adj.1932–
- zebra rhomb, n.1770–1844
- zebra rock, n.1895–
- zebra rush, n.1882–
- zebra shark, n.1804–
- zebra skin, n.1774–
- zebra spider, n.1806–
- zebra suit, n.1853–
1856–
The budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.
1856
In the colony of Australia they are known by the names of Burderique, Grass Parakeet, Shell Parrott, or the Zebra Parakeet.
Era 17 August 12/1
1864
Others..now so popular in London as Zebra parakeets.
Macmillan's Magazine October 448/1
1988
Budgerigar, the zebra parakeet of Australia.
New Amer. Writing Spring 87
Any of several chiefly green parakeets of the genus Psittacula having a ring around the neck, esp. the Alexandrine parakeet, P. eupatria; cf. ring…
With allusion to the plainness of the dress traditionally worn by Quakers. Any of various birds with partly or wholly grey or brown plumage; spec.…
A large, long-tailed Asian parakeet, Psittacula eupatria (or P. alexandri), with predominantly green plumage and a red bill, which is said to…
The budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus.
Originally published as part of the entry for zebra, n.
zebra, n. was revised in June 2018.
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