kakapo
/ˈkɑːkəpəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1- a large flightless New Zealand parrot with greenish plumage, which is nocturnal, ground-dwelling, and now endangered鸮面鹦鹉。亦称OWL PARROA.
1.1
- Strigops habroptilus, family Psittacidae.拉丁名Strigops habroptilus,鹦鹉科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Maori, literally 'night kaka'.