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Kaka
Ka′ka
,Noun.
[Maori
kaka
a parrot; – so named from its note.] (Zool.)
A New Zealand parrot of the genus
Nestor
, especially the brown parrot
(Nestor meridionalis
). ☞ The
mountain kaka
, or kea
(Nestor notabilis
), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage. Night kaka
. (Zool.)
The kakapo.