kakapo
noun/ˈkɑːkəpəʊ/
Etymology Borrowed from Māori kākāpō.
1
A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.
- Analyses of the DNA fragments preserved in the moa and kakapo coprolites showed that moa and kakapo fed on fungi.2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, “On fossil poo and picky eaters: a new study sheds light on New Zealand's past ecosystem”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2018:
- Synonyms
- owl parrot