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kakapo

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kakapo /ˈkäkəˌpō, ˈkɑkəˌpoʊ /
▸ noun
(plural kakapos)
a large flightless New Zealand parrot with greenish plumage. Now endangered, it is nocturnal and ground-dwelling. Also called owl parrot.
Strigops habroptilus, family Psittacidae.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century : from Maori, literally ‘night kaka’.