kean.

Brit.

/ˈkiːə/,

/ˈkeɪə/, U.S.

/kiə/, New Zealand English /ˈkeʌ/, /kiə/

Etymology: Maori: from the cry of the bird.

The Green Alpine Parrot of New Zealand ( Nestor notabilis), which destroys sheep in order to prey upon their kidney-fat. It was originally frugivorous, but had become before 1881 a pest to sheep-farmers in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.

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kakac1774

mountain parrot1804

kea1862

1862 J. von Haast Explor. Head Waters Waitaki in Geol. Westland (1879) 36 A number of large green alpine parrots..the kea of the natives.

1871 T. H. Potts in Nature 19 Oct. 489/1 The Kea..may be seen and heard in certain localities amidst the wild scenery of the Southern Alps in the middle island of New Zealand.

1883 Standard 7 Sept. 5/2 The rabbit, the sparrow, and the kea are getting so numerous that..the squatters are almost in despair.

1895 Times 20 Dec. 13/1 The Kea of New Zealand..a mountain parrot naturally frugivorous, which has developed a fatal taste for mutton.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kea
释义	kean. Brit. /ˈkiːə/, /ˈkeɪə/, U.S. /kiə/, New Zealand English /ˈkeʌ/, /kiə/ Etymology: Maori: from the cry of the bird. The Green Alpine Parrot of New Zealand ( Nestor notabilis), which destroys sheep in order to prey upon their kidney-fat. It was originally frugivorous, but had become before 1881 a pest to sheep-farmers in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > genus Nestor (kea) kakac1774 mountain parrot1804 kea1862 1862 J. von Haast Explor. Head Waters Waitaki in Geol. Westland (1879) 36 A number of large green alpine parrots..the kea of the natives. 1871 T. H. Potts in Nature 19 Oct. 489/1 The Kea..may be seen and heard in certain localities amidst the wild scenery of the Southern Alps in the middle island of New Zealand. 1883 Standard 7 Sept. 5/2 The rabbit, the sparrow, and the kea are getting so numerous that..the squatters are almost in despair. 1895 Times 20 Dec. 13/1 The Kea of New Zealand..a mountain parrot naturally frugivorous, which has developed a fatal taste for mutton. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1862
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