lovebird en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From love + bird.
Meanings
- Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
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(figuratively, plural-normally) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
Okay, all right, whew! What do you say we all clear out of here and let these two lovebirds get back down to business?
1999, “The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey”, in Friends, season 5, episode 15 (television production), spoken by Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lovebirds | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| love bird | alternative | lexicographic | |
| love-bird | alternative | lexicographic |
Descendants
Hyponyms
red-headed lovebird · Agapornis taranta · yellow-collared lovebird · Agapornis swindernianus · Agapornis canus · grey-headed lovebird · black-collared lovebird · rosy-faced lovebird · Agapornis lilianae · Lilian's lovebird · Agapornis nigrigenis · Agapornis roseicollis · Fischer's lovebird · black-cheeked lovebird · black-winged lovebird · Agapornis personatus · Agapornis pullarius · Agapornis fischeri
Translations (58)
cs agapornis (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · de Agapornide (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · fi kyyhkyläiset (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · te ప్రేమపక్షి (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · ro papagal amorez (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · it inseparabile (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · sv turturduvor (turturduvor c) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · af tortelduif (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · es inseparable (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · pt pássaro-do-amor (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · vo gaaporn (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · tr cennet papağanı (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · fr tourtereaux (tourtereau m, tourterelle f) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · de Liebesvogel (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · pt pombinhos (pombinho m, pombinha f) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · nb turtelduer (turteldue m or f) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · pt periquito-namorado (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · el τρυγονάκια (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · fi kaijanen (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · gv parrad graih (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · de Unzertrennlicher (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · ru неразлу́чник (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · cs papoušík (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · tr sevda papağanı (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · tr aşk kuşu (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · cy adar cariad (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · fr inséparable (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · fr inséparable (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · es tortolitos (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · de Turteltauben (Turteltaube f) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · is skötuhjú (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · fi kyyhkyläinen (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · cmn 愛情鳥 /爱情鸟 (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · is turtildúfur (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · pl papużka nierozłączka (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · ga éan suirí (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · hu (afrikai) törpepapagáj (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · nl dwergpapegaai (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · de Unzertrennliche (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · de Liebesvögel (Liebesvogel m) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · pl nierozłączka (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · it piccioncini (piccioncino m, piccioncina f) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · de Agapornide (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · ca agapornis (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · pt inseparável (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · cmn 情侶鸚鵡 /情侣鹦鹉 (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · nb turtelduer (turteldue f) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · es tórtolos (tórtolo m, tórtola f) (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · ru голубки́ (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · ja ラブバード (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · el αγαπόρνιθα (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · cmn 愛情鸚鵡 /爱情鹦鹉 (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · pl papużki nierozłączki (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · es tortolito (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · hu szerelmespár (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) · nl agapornis (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · pt agapórnis (parrot of the genus Agapornis) · es tortolita (affectionate couple (or a person thereof))