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Where does “kea” come from?

kea (English) comes from Maori kea — snot; the kea, Nestor notabilis.

kea (English): "Nestor notabilis", a parrot of New Zealand

Definitions

  1. "Nestor notabilis", a parrot of New Zealand

Ancestry of “kea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikeasnot; the kea, Nestor notabilis
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