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词汇 kaka
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Definition of kaka in English:

kaka

noun ˈkɑːkɑːˈkäkə
  • A large New Zealand parrot with olive-brown and dull green upper parts and reddish underparts.

    白顶啄羊鹦鹉

    Nestor meridionalis, family Psittacidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The result is that the female kaka have been seriously reduced in numbers.
    • They attack the birds that nest in holes, so a heavy seeding puts birds such as the kaka, parakeet and yellowhead more at risk.
    • Also reliant on honeydew are the threatened New Zealand parrots known as kaka.
    • Pigeons, kaka and tui were abundant and the river ran thick with eels.
    • Her announcement ended: ‘In these forests the future now belongs to the kereru, the kiwi and the kaka.’

Origin

Late 18th century: from Maori.

Rhymes

Farquhar, markka, taka

Definition of kaka in US English:

kaka

nounˈkäkə
  • A large New Zealand parrot with olive-brown and dull green upper parts and reddish underparts.

    白顶啄羊鹦鹉

    Nestor meridionalis, family Psittacidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pigeons, kaka and tui were abundant and the river ran thick with eels.
    • The result is that the female kaka have been seriously reduced in numbers.
    • Her announcement ended: ‘In these forests the future now belongs to the kereru, the kiwi and the kaka.’
    • They attack the birds that nest in holes, so a heavy seeding puts birds such as the kaka, parakeet and yellowhead more at risk.
    • Also reliant on honeydew are the threatened New Zealand parrots known as kaka.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Maori.

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