kaka
[ kah-kuh ]
noun
any of several New Zealand parrots of the genus Nestor, especially N. meridionalis, having chiefly greenish and olive-brown plumage.
Origin of kaka
11765–75; <Maori kākā, perhaps akin to kā to screech
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How to use kaka in a sentence
He informs me the natives give it the name of Kakas-rambat, which last word signifies twining or trailing.
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British Dictionary definitions for kaka
kaka
/ (ˈkɑːkə) /
noun
a New Zealand parrot, Nestor meridionalis, with a long compressed bill
Origin of kaka
1C18: from Māori, perhaps imitative of its call
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