попугай

Etymology 1
Likely. Attested since 1589.

The sense of a unit of length originates from the Soviet animated cartoon "Тридцать восемь попугаев" (1976), where animals measured the length of a boa constrictor by comparing him to a parrot.

Noun

 * 1) parrot (bird)
 * 2) * 2014, Гарин-Михайловский Н.Г., Попугай, "Издательство ""Проспект""" ISBN 9785392170272
 * 3) parrot (person)
 * 4) a showy and gaudily dressed person; popinjay
 * 5)  a jocular unit of length, presumably equal to the length of a parrot
 * 1)  a jocular unit of length, presumably equal to the length of a parrot
 * 1)  a jocular unit of length, presumably equal to the length of a parrot

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) parrot
 * 2) parrot