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Definition of kakapo in English: kakaponounPlural kakapos ˈkɑːkəpəʊˈkɑkəˌpoʊ A large flightless New Zealand parrot with greenish plumage, which is nocturnal, ground-dwelling, and now endangered. Strigops habroptilus, family Psittacidae Also called owl parrot Example sentencesExamples - From Luke comes news of the ovipository feats of the world's rarest parrot, the kakapo.
- Among its treasure trove of fauna, New Zealand has other unique species such as the nocturnal, flightless kakapo, the world's largest parrot, of which only 83 remain.
- Female kakapo raise their chicks on their own, and at night they leave their nest to forage for food.
- The kakapo, a flightless bird, was particularly vulnerable to predators.
- The erysipelas infection that killed the three kakapo was brought to the island by migratory sea birds, researchers said.
- From the moment the first humans settled here they cut a swathe of destruction through everything from kauri to kakapo.
- Like the kiwi and the kakapo, our school should be valued and treasured.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori, literally 'night kaka'. Definition of kakapo in US English: kakaponounˈkäkəˌpōˈkɑkəˌpoʊ A large flightless New Zealand parrot with greenish plumage. Now endangered, it is nocturnal and ground-dwelling. Strigops habroptilus, family Psittacidae Also called owl parrot Example sentencesExamples - The erysipelas infection that killed the three kakapo was brought to the island by migratory sea birds, researchers said.
- From Luke comes news of the ovipository feats of the world's rarest parrot, the kakapo.
- From the moment the first humans settled here they cut a swathe of destruction through everything from kauri to kakapo.
- Like the kiwi and the kakapo, our school should be valued and treasured.
- Female kakapo raise their chicks on their own, and at night they leave their nest to forage for food.
- Among its treasure trove of fauna, New Zealand has other unique species such as the nocturnal, flightless kakapo, the world's largest parrot, of which only 83 remain.
- The kakapo, a flightless bird, was particularly vulnerable to predators.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori, literally ‘night kaka’. |