parrockAn enclosed area of land; a small field or a paddock.
parrodieneAny of a group of polyunsaturated aliphatic aldehydes, such as 2,4,6-octatrienal, present in parrot plumage
parrotA kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
parrotbillAny of a group of warbler-like birds in the family Paradoxornithidae, native to East and Southeast Asia, generally small and long-tailed, which inhabit reed beds and similar habitats and feed mainly on seeds.
parroterA person who mindlessly repeats what they have heard.
parroteseThe vocalisations of parrots, conceived of as a language.
parrotfeatherA perennial dicotyledon of species Myriophyllum aquaticum, natively found in South America but now grows around the world.
parrotfinchAny member of the genus Erythrura of small, colourful passerine birds, found in southeast Asia and Oceania.
parrotfishAny of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.
ParrotheadA fan of the American musician Jimmy Buffett.
parryslopVideo games whose combat system heavily involves waiting to be attacked and then parrying, seen as overused and uninspired.
parsA province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris).
parsaA Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four kilometers, approximately the distance a man can walk in 72 minutes; a parasang.
parsabilityThe state or condition of being parsable.
parseTo resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
parseltongueA fictional language of snakes in the Harry Potter universe.
parsemageA surrealist automatic art technique in which dust from charcoal or chalk is scattered onto water and then skimmed off by passing stiff paper or cardboard just under the surface.
ParthenianOf or relating to Parthenius, a mountain in Arcadia.
ParthenicOf or relating to the Spartan Partheniae, or sons of unmarried women.
partheninA toxic substance in the flowering plant Parthenium hysterophorus, causing dermatitis and respiratory malfunction in humans, and is toxic to other plants.
partheniumAny of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenogenAn organism that reproduces by parthenogenesis.
parthenogenesis(An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.
parthenogeneticOf, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis.
ParthenonAn ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy.
ParthenopeOne of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.
ParthenopeanOf or relating to the Parthenopean Republic (Italian: Repubblica Partenopea), a French First Republic-supported republic in the territory of the Kingdom of Naples, existing from January to June 1799.
parthenophileOne who is sexually attracted to adolescent girls, particularly virgins
parthenophiliaSexual attraction towards girls in late adolescence.
parthenophilicHaving a hebephilic or ephebophilic attraction to girls.
parthenophobiaan irrational fear of girls, especially virgins