KEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kea mean? 

• KEA (noun)
  The noun KEA has 1 sense:

1. large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

  Familiarity information: KEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

kea; Nestor notabilis

Hypernyms ("kea" is a kind of...):

parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)

Holonyms ("kea" is a member of...):

genus Nestor; Nestor (a genus of Psittacidae)

 Context examples 

That's bigger than the total land area of the state of Alaska — and makes Papahānaumokuākea larger than any other land or ocean conservation area on Earth.

(National monument in Hawaii becomes world's largest marine protected area, NOAA)

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, will expand from 139,818 square miles to 582,578 square miles.

(National monument in Hawaii becomes world's largest marine protected area, NOAA)

Part of the most remote island archipelago on Earth, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monumen is home to more than 7,000 marine species, including coral, fish, seals, turtles, whales, and several shipwrecks, and serves as the final resting place for more than 3,000 sailors and soldiers who served during World War II.

(National monument in Hawaii becomes world's largest marine protected area, NOAA)