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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. (Zo["o]l.) The kakapo. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kea \Ke"a\ (k[=a]"[.a]; colloq. k[=e]"[.a]), n. [Maori.] (Zo["o]l.) A large New Zealand parrot ({Nestor notabilis}), notorious for having acquired the habit of killing sheep; -- called also {mountain parrot}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kea n : large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: {Nestor notabilis}]
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