单词 | kakapo |
释义 | kakapon. The ground-parrot or owl-parrot of New Zealand, Strigops habroptilus, with green plumage, marked with dark-brown and yellow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Stringops (kakapo) kakapo1843 owl parrot1861 ground-parrot1895 1843 E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II. 194 The bird called Kakapo by the natives. 1852 Lyall in Proc. Zool. Soc. 32 The Kakapo lives in holes under the roots of trees, and is also occasionally found under shelving rocks. 1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II 475 In captivity the Kakapo is said to show much intelligence, as well as an affectionate and playful disposition. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843 |
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