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kakapo

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɑːkəpəʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Māori kāredup. Māori kākā Proto-Polynesian *po Māori pō Māori kākāpōbor. English kakapo Borrowed from Māori kākāpō.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: kàkapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • Chinese: 鴞鸚鵡 /鸮鹦鹉 (xiāoyīngwǔ) — Strigops habroptilus
  • Chinese: 鸮鹦鹉 (xiāoyīngwǔ) — Strigops habroptilus
  • Dutch: kakapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • Estonian: kakapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • Finnish: kakapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • French: strigops kakapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • Georgian: კაკაპო (ḳaḳaṗo) — Strigops habroptilus
  • German: Kakapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • Greek: κακάπο (kakápo) — Strigops habroptilus
  • Hungarian: kakapó — Strigops habroptilus
  • Italian: kakapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • Italian: cacapò — Strigops habroptilus
  • Japanese: カカポ (kakapo) — Strigops habroptilus
  • Japanese: 梟鸚鵡 (fukurou oumu) — Strigops habroptilus
  • Korean: 카카포 (kakapo) — Strigops habroptilus
  • Māori: kākāpō — Strigops habroptilus
  • Persian: کاکاپو — Strigops habroptilus
  • Polish: kakapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • Portuguese: cácapo — Strigops habroptilus
  • Russian: какапо́ (kakapó) — Strigops habroptilus
  • Russian: сови́ный попуга́й (sovínyj popugáj) — Strigops habroptilus
  • Spanish: kakapo — Strigops habroptilus