2syllables
popinjays
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Definitions ofpopinjays
1noun
- (now obsolete outside heraldry) A parrot.
- A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc.
- A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.
- A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage.
- The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
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