kaka

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ka=ka

CIDE DICTIONARY

kaka, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.].

 A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).  [1913 Webster]
" 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. (Zoöl.) The kakapo.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kaka, n. (pl. kakas) a large New Zealand parrot, Nestor meridionalis, with olive-brown plumage.

Etymology

Maori