kakapo

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The population of the kakapo is now more than 100.

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  1. noun A ground-dwelling New Zealand parrot (Strigops habroptilus) with greenish plumage.

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  • The population of the kakapo is now more than 100. —  Radio New Zealand News Headlines
  • The kakapo is a flightless parrot and one of New Zealand's rarest birds. —  Radio New Zealand News Headlines
  • A long-running campaign to save the kakapo has hit a major milestone.
  • A kakapo chick, one of the world's most endangered birds. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • They are on a journey to find the last remaining kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot which, when threatened with attack, adopts a strategy of standing very still indeed. —  haha.nu
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  1. Maori kākāpō : kākā, parrot; see kaka + pō, night (perhaps because it is active at night).

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  1. Maori; cf. kaka.
 

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/ˈkækəpoʊ/
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