nestor notabilis

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nestor notabilis - 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).
     [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]

  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

nestor notabilis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Nestor notabilis
      n 1: large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: kea,
           Nestor notabilis]