kakapo
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of kakapo
1835–45; < Maori kākāpō ( kākā kaka + pō night)
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The kakapo have been nearly wiped out by introduced predators such as stoats as the birds cannot fly.
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
We’re now on near-total lockdown in New Zealand, so we can’t monitor the kakapo in person.
From Nature ● Apr. 20, 2020
"The aim of our programme is for every child to grow up knowing what a kakapo is, just like an elephant or a lion."
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2019
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
Until the 1970s, kakapos were thought to be extinct until a group was discovered on Stewart Island, south of the country's South Island.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2019
With so much fruit, many female kakapos have bred earlier and, in some cases, laid two clutches of eggs.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2019
There are a little more than a hundred kakapos left on Earth.
From National Geographic
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