English Explanatory Dictionary

kaka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaka.wav

Word forms

kaka kakas kākā

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kākā.

Synonyms

Nestor

Derived words

Chatham Islands kaka Nestor sp kakabeak kaka beak mountain kaka night kaka Norfolk Island kaka Nestor productus North Island kaka Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis South Island kaka Nestor meridionalis meridionalis
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