kea
[ key-uh, kee-uh ]
noun
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
Origin of kea
1Borrowed into English from Maori around 1860–65
Other definitions for Kea (2 of 2)
Kea
[ key-ah, kee-uh ]
noun
Keos.
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British Dictionary definitions for kea (1 of 3)
kea
/ (ˈkeɪə) /
noun
a large New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis, with brownish-green plumage
Origin of kea
1C19: from Māori, imitative of its call
British Dictionary definitions for Kea (2 of 3)
Kea
nounplural Kea
(in New Zealand) a member of the junior branch of the Scouts
Origin of Kea
2from kea
British Dictionary definitions for Kéa (3 of 3)
Kéa
/ (ˈkɛa) /
noun
transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Keos
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