kaka
nounUK /ˈkɑːkə/
Etymology Borrowed from Māori kākā.
1
Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.
- Synonyms
- Nestor
- Derived terms
- Chatham Islands kaka, Nestor sp, kakabeak, kaka beak, mountain kaka, night kaka, Norfolk Island kaka, Nestor productus, North Island kaka, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis, South Island kaka, Nestor meridionalis meridionalis