kea

¹

[ key-uh, kee-uh ]

noun

1. a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.

Kea

²

[ key-ah, kee-uh ]

noun

1. Keos.

Kéa

¹

/ ˈkɛa /

noun

1. transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Keos

Kea

²

noun

1. (in New Zealand) a member of the junior branch of the Scouts

kea

³

/ ˈkeɪə /

noun

1. a large New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis, with brownish-green plumage

Word History and Origins

Origin of kea¹

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1860–65

Word History and Origins

Origin of kea¹

from kea

Origin of kea²

C19: from Māori, imitative of its call