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KAKA
Etymology
Noun
kaka (plural kakas)
Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.
Synonyms
• Nestor
Source: Wiktionary
Ka"ka, n. Etym: [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).
Note: The mountain kaka, or kea (N. notabilis), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage. Night kaka. (Zoöl.) The kakapo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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