kea
noun
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
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kea
1 American
[key-uh, kee-uh]
/ ˈkeɪ ə, ˈki ə /
noun
Kea
2
American
[key-ah, kee-uh]
/ ˈkeɪ ɑ, ˈki ə /
noun
Kéa
1
British
/ ˈkɛa /
noun
Kea
2
British
noun
kea
3
British
/ ˈkeɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of kea
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1860–65
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The next highest votes went to the kea, which got 12,506 votes; and the kakaruia or black robin, which followed closely with 11,726 votes.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
Rounding out the top five were the kea, kākāpō and the fantail.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
At least one major zoo, at Chester, said it would close while Bristol Zoo said squirrel monkeys, kea parrots and red pandas were being fed frozen ice lollies filled with vegetables, leaves or mealworms.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2022
According to a new study, kea birds in New Zealand are the first non-mammal known to demonstrate contagious emotion.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2017
Ke kea ka maawe White is the cord, Kau hae ka ilo ka uha, The cord is twisted on the thigh, Ke kaakalawa ka upena: Finished is the net!
From Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands by Charles Nordhoff
Lala carried a record wind gust of 140 miles per hour, recorded on the peak of Mauna Kea, while across the state more than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed by cataclysmic flooding.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Unlike past Decembers, quietness has fallen over the park, as local and foreign tourists have "disappeared", said T-shirt vendor Run Kea.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
On 16 November 1916, it struck a German mine off the island of Kea and sank in less than an hour.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
More than half a dozen California lawmakers are attending a policy conference at the Fairmont Kea Lani Hotel in Wailea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
Kea laughed, not merrily as heretofore, but a very sad laugh.
From The White Man's Foot by Grant Allen
Now, a poll by OpinionWay and Kéa Partners for the Les Echos daily and Radio Classique became the latest on Monday to forecast a much narrower 53%-47% margin of victory for Macron.
From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2022
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