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Kea definition

kēə
A brownish-green mountain-dwelling parrot (Nestor notabilis) of New Zealand with a varied diet that includes plants, insects, carrion, and garbage.
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(place) Island of the NW Cyclades, Greece, in the Aegean Sea: 50 sq mi (129 sq km)
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Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.
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A large, brownish-green mountain parrot (Nestor notabilis) of New Zealand.
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Noun

Singular:
kea
Plural:
keas

Origin of kea

  • Maori perhaps imitative of its call

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Maori kea

    From Wiktionary

Kea Sentence Examples

  • Mauna Kea is not nearly so old as the Kohala Mountains, but there is no record of its eruption, nor have its lavas a modern aspect.

  • Cinder cones are the predominant type of craters on both Mauna Kea and the Kohala Mountains, and they are also numerous on the upper slopes of Mauna Hualalai; but the more typically Hawaiian pit or engulfment craters also abound on Mauna Hualalai and Mokuaweoweo, crowning the summit of Mauna Loa, as well as Kilauea, to the S.E.

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