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kakapo

noun

  1. a large flightless parrot species
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːkəpəʊ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Māori kākāpōbor. English kakapo 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.”