lovebird

See also: love bird

English

Peach-faced Lovebirds of the genus Agapornis

Etymology

love +‎ bird

Noun

lovebird (plural lovebirds)

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.
(metaphorical, usually in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.

Hyponyms

black-cheeked lovebird, Agapornis nigrigenis
black-collared lovebird (or Swindern's lovebird), Agapornis swindernianus
black-winged lovebird (or Abyssinian lovebird), Agapornis taranta
Fischer's lovebird, Agapornis fischeri
grey-headed lovebird (or Madagascar lovebird), Agapornis canus
Lilian's lovebird (or Nyasa lovebird), Agapornis lilianae
red-headed lovebird (or red-faced lovebird), Agapornis pullarius
rosy-faced lovebird (or peach-faced lovebird), Agapornis roseicollis
yellow-collared lovebird (or masked lovebird), Agapornis personatus,

Translations

a parrot of the genus Agapornis

Chinese:
Mandarin: 情侶鸚鵡 (zh), 情侣鹦鹉 (zh) (qínglǚyīngwǔ), 愛情鸚鵡, 爱情鹦鹉 (àiqíngyīngwǔ), 愛情鳥, 爱情鸟 (àiqíngniǎo)
Czech: agapornis, papoušík
Finnish: kaijanen
French: inséparable (fr) m, inséparable (fr) f
German: Unzertrennlicher (de) m, Unzertrennliche (de) f, Agapornide m, Agapornide f, Liebesvogel m
Greek: αγαπόρνις m (agapórnis)
Italian: inseparabile (it) m

Japanese: ラブバード (rabu bādo)
Manx: parrad graih m
Portuguese: agapórnis (pt) m, inseparável (pt) m
Romanian: papagal amorez m
Russian: неразлу́чник (ru) m (nerazlúčnik)
Spanish: inseparable (es) m
Telugu: ప్రేమపక్షి (prēmapakṣi)
Volapük: gaaporn

an affectionate couple (or a person thereof)

Finnish: kyyhkyläiset pl
French: tourtereaux (fr) m pl (cf. tourtereau (fr) m, tourterelle (fr) f)
German: Turteltauben (de) f pl (cf. Turteltaube (de) f)
Greek: τρυγονάκι (el) n (trygonáki)
Italian: piccioncini m pl (cf. piccioncino m, piccioncina f)

Norwegian: turtelduer m pl or f pl (turteldue m or f)
Portuguese: pombinhos m pl
Russian: голубо́к (ru) m (golubók), голу́бка (ru) f (golúbka)
Spanish: tórtolo m, tórtola (es) f

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