CAGEBIRD Synonyms

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• a female singer

• a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

• any of several small Old World finches

• having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

• small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head

• white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds

• any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

• small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors

• small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates

• long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots

• any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots

• usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

• a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

• repeat mindlessly