'Nestor notabilis' definitions:

Definition of 'Nestor notabilis'

noun

Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: kea, Nestor notabilis]

Definition of 'Nestor notabilis'

From: GCIDE

Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.] (Zool.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis). [1913 Webster]
Note: 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. [1913 Webster]
Night kaka. (Zool.) The kakapo. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Nestor notabilis'

From: GCIDE

Kea \Ke"a\ (k[=a]"[.a]; colloq. k[=e]"[.a]), n. [Maori.] (Zool.) A large New Zealand parrot (Nestor notabilis), notorious for having acquired the habit of killing sheep; -- called also mountain parrot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] kebab

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