Difference between Macaw and Parrot

Macaw

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various parrots of the genera Ara and Anodorhynchus of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.

Parrot

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech.A parroter; a person who repeats what was just said.A puffin.Channel coal.

Example sentence: I think the Dutch certainly get British comedy. And let's face it; a lot of it is pretty low-hanging fruit for the whole world now. There are probably tribes in the heart of the Papua New Guinean rainforest that know all the words to the Dead Parrot sketch.