kakan.

Brit.

/ˈkɑːkɑː/,

/ˈkɑːkə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑkə/

Forms: Also 1700s kagháá.

Etymology: Maori.

A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, esp. the typical species Nestor meridionalis; its general colour is olive-brown, varied with red or yellow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Nestor (kea)

kakac1774

mountain parrot1804

kea1862

c1774 J. R. Forster (Newton) Kagháá.

1835 W. Yate Acct. of N.Z. 54 Kaka,—a bird of the parrot kind; much larger than any other New Zealand parrot.

1873 W. L. Buller Birds N. Zeal. (1888) I. 24 The existence..of a species of Kaka Parrot (Nestor productus) on Philip Island.

1884 T. Bracken Lays of Maori 38 I heard mocking Kakas wail and cry above thy corse.

Compounds

kaka-beak n. ‘a New Zealand plant, the Clianthus, so called from the supposed resemblance of the flower to the bill of the Kaka’ (Morris Austral Eng. 1898).

ΚΠ

1892 Otago Witness (Dunedin, N.Z.) 24 Nov. The Clianthus puniceus or scarlet glory pea of New Zealand, locally known as kaka beak.

kaka-bill n. = kaka-beak n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kaka
释义	kakan. Brit. /ˈkɑːkɑː/, /ˈkɑːkə/, U.S. /ˈkɑkə/ Forms: Also 1700s kagháá. Etymology: Maori. A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, esp. the typical species Nestor meridionalis; its general colour is olive-brown, varied with red or yellow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Nestor (kea) kakac1774 mountain parrot1804 kea1862 c1774 J. R. Forster (Newton) Kagháá. 1835 W. Yate Acct. of N.Z. 54 Kaka,—a bird of the parrot kind; much larger than any other New Zealand parrot. 1873 W. L. Buller Birds N. Zeal. (1888) I. 24 The existence..of a species of Kaka Parrot (Nestor productus) on Philip Island. 1884 T. Bracken Lays of Maori 38 I heard mocking Kakas wail and cry above thy corse. Compounds kaka-beak n. ‘a New Zealand plant, the Clianthus, so called from the supposed resemblance of the flower to the bill of the Kaka’ (Morris Austral Eng. 1898). ΚΠ 1892 Otago Witness (Dunedin, N.Z.) 24 Nov. The Clianthus puniceus or scarlet glory pea of New Zealand, locally known as kaka beak. kaka-bill n. = kaka-beak n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1774
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