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[syn: kea, Nestor notabilis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its
note.] (Zool.)
A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the
brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).
[1913 Webster]
Note: The mountain kaka, or kea (Nestor notabilis), is
remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous
habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes
doing great damage.
[1913 Webster]
Night kaka. (Zool.) The kakapo.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kea \Ke"a\ (k[=a]"[.a]; colloq. k[=e]"[.a]), n. [Maori.] (Zool.)
A large New Zealand parrot (Nestor notabilis), notorious
for having acquired the habit of killing sheep; -- called
also mountain parrot.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] kebab
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nestor notabilis
n 1: large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: kea,
Nestor notabilis]