ke·a (k   )n. A brownish-green mountain-dwelling New Zealand parrot (Nestor notabilis) that usually eats insects but sometimes feeds on carrion and rubbish. [Maori, perhaps imitative of its call.] |
kea [ˈkeɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis, with brownish-green plumage
[from Maori, imitative of its call]
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| Noun | 1. |  kea - large brownish-green New Zealand parrotparrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds genus Nestor, Nestor - a genus of Psittacidae |
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