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kea
1[ key-uh, kee-uh ]
noun
- a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
Kea
2[ key-ah, kee-uh ]
noun
- Keos.
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1/ ˈ°ìÉ›²¹ /
noun
- transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Keos
Kea
2noun
- (in New Zealand) a member of the junior branch of the Scouts
kea
3/ ˈ°ì±ðɪə /
noun
- a large New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis, with brownish-green plumage
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kea1
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1860–65
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kea1
from kea
Origin of kea2
C19: from MÄori, imitative of its call
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Example Sentences
Rounding out the top five were the kea, kÄkÄpÅ and the fantail.
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At least one major zoo, at Chester, said it would close while Bristol Zoo said squirrel monkeys, kea parrots and red pandas were being fed frozen ice lollies filled with vegetables, leaves or mealworms.
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Bruce is a kea, a species of parrot found only in New Zealand.
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The first parrot species known to open trash bins was the kea in New Zealand in a park setting.
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The huge cast includes storm petrels, Australia’s “fire hawks†and the kea, a cheeky New Zealand parrot.
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