kea
noun
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
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kea
1 American
[kay-uh, kee-uh]
/ ˈkeɪ ə, ˈki ə /
noun
Kea
2
American
[kay-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
The first parrot species known to open trash bins was the kea in New Zealand in a park setting.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
One of the more beautiful birds is a dull green parrot, the kea.
From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Jewett Castello Gilson
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
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
Kanaka elders have insisted that no more telescopes be built on Mauna Kea, which Native Hawaiians consider to be ancestral and sacred.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024
A camera at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has captured an object as it burned up on re-entering Earth's atmosphere on 8 February.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2024
Kea," he cried aloud in Hawaiian to his niece within, "this is awful!
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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