parrothouse
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[edit]Noun
[edit]parrothouse (plural parrothouses)
- An aviary where parrots and similar exotic birds are kept for display.
- 1964, G. K. Chesterton, The Spice of Life and Other Essays: The Soul in Every Legend:
- I do not deny that the poet may write an ode to a parrot as well as to a skylark; or for that matter a serenade to a penguin or a pelican. But he will prefer the parrot outside the parrothouse. He will prefer the pelican in the wilderness.