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Meaning of KAKA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its
note.] (Zo["o]l.)
A New Zealand parrot of the genus {Nestor}, especially the
{brown parrot} ({Nestor meridionalis}).
Note: The {mountain kaka}, or {kea} ({N. notabilis}), is
      remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous
      habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes
      doing great damage.
{Night kaka}. (Zo["o]l.) The kakapo.
 
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