kakapo
Americannoun
plural
kakaposnoun
Etymology
Origin of kakapo
1835–45; < Maori kākāpō ( kākā kaka + pō night)
Example Sentences
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The population of New Zealand's kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with artificial insemination, the conservation department said Tuesday.
From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2022
Behind them was a kakapo — a large, flightless parrot — which was last year’s champion.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2021
People fall in love with kakapo when they know them.
From Nature • Apr. 20, 2020
"Birds like kakapo and kiwi would have been here in the past," he says.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2016
Her laugh turns into a cry and I am up in the air finally, but I’m not a kakapo anymore.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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