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kea

¹

[ key-uh, kee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.

Kea

²

[ key-ah, kee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Keos.

kea

¹

/ ˈkeɪə /

noun

a large New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis, with brownish-green plumage

Kéa

²

/ ˈkɛa /

noun

See Keos
transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Keos

Kea

³

noun

(in New Zealand) a member of the junior branch of the Scouts

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kea¹

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1860–65

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kea¹

C19: from Māori, imitative of its call

Origin of kea²

from kea

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