mountain kaka

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mountain kaka - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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).
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     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.
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     Night kaka. (Zool.) The kakapo.
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