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NESTOR NOTABILIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nestor notabilis mean?
• NESTOR NOTABILIS (noun)
The noun NESTOR NOTABILIS has 1 sense:
1. large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
Familiarity information: NESTOR NOTABILIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
kea; Nestor notabilis
Hypernyms ("Nestor notabilis" is a kind of...):
parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)
Holonyms ("Nestor notabilis" is a member of...):
genus Nestor; Nestor (a genus of Psittacidae)
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