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KEA

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Dictionary entry overview: What does kea mean?

• KEA (noun)
The noun KEA has 1 sense:

1. large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

Familiarity information: KEA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• KEA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

kea; Nestor notabilis

Hypernyms ("kea" is a kind of...):

parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)

Holonyms ("kea" is a member of...):

genus Nestor; Nestor (a genus of Psittacidae)

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