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kakapo

American

[kah-kuh-poh] / ˌkɑ kəˈpoʊ /

noun

a large, almost flightless nocturnal parrot, Strigops habroptilus, of New Zealand: an endangered species.

kakapo British

/ ˈkɑːkəˌpəʊ /

noun

a ground-living nocturnal parrot, Strigops habroptilus, of New Zealand, resembling an owl

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Etymology

Origin of kakapo

1835–45; < Maori kākāpō ( kākā kaka + pō night)

Example Sentences

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The population of the kakapo, which is the world’s heaviest parrot, is now at its highest number since the 1970s.

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2022

Behind them was a kakapo — a large, flightless parrot — which was last year’s champion.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2021

People fall in love with kakapo when they know them.

From Nature • Apr. 20, 2020

"Birds like kakapo and kiwi would have been here in the past," he says.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2016

Her laugh turns into a cry and I am up in the air finally, but I’m not a kakapo anymore.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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