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kakapo

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ka·ka·po  (käk-p)
n. pl. ka·ka·pos
A ground-dwelling New Zealand parrot (Strigops habroptilus) with greenish plumage.
[Maori kkp : kk, parrot; see kaka + p, night (perhaps because it is active at night).]
kakapo [ˈkɑːkəˌpəʊ]
n pl -pos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a ground-living nocturnal parrot, Strigops habroptilus, of New Zealand, resembling an owl
[from Maori, literally: night kaka]
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