Definitions for keaˈkeɪ ə, ˈki ə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ke•aˈkeɪ ə, ˈki ə(n.)(pl.)ke•as.

  1. a large, mostly green New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis, reputed to attack sheep.

    Category: Ornithology

Origin of kea:

1860–65; < Maori

Ke•aGk. ˈkɛ ɑ(n.)

  1. Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Keos

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kea, Nestor notabilis(noun)

    large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

Wiktionary

  1. kea(Noun)

    Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.


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