Etymology

kakapo

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Today it means: A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori kākāpō ← Proto-Polynesian *po
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The story

  1. Māorikāredup.
  2. Māorikākā
  3. Proto-Polynesian*po
  4. Māoripō
  5. Māorikākāpō
  6. English todaykakapo

Borrowed from Māori kākāpō.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.