Meanings
nounkakapo (plural kakapos or kakapo)
plural kakapos
- A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.
Analyses of the DNA fragments preserved in the moa and kakapo coprolites showed that moa and kakapo fed on fungi.
2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, “On fossil poo and picky eaters: a new study sheds light on New Zealand's past ecosystem”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2018Synonyms: owl parrot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.
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Origin
- Māorikāredup.
- Māorikākā
- Proto-Polynesian*po
- Māoripō
- Māorikākāpō
- Englishkakapo
Borrowed from Māori kākāpō.
More words from Māori
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Catalan kàkapo
- kàkapoStrigops habroptilus
Chinese 鴞鸚鵡 /鸮鹦鹉, 鸮鹦鹉
- 鴞鸚鵡 /鸮鹦鹉 (xiāoyīngwǔ)Strigops habroptilus
- 鸮鹦鹉 (xiāoyīngwǔ)Strigops habroptilus
Dutch kakapo
- kakapoStrigops habroptilus
Estonian kakapo
- kakapoStrigops habroptilus
Finnish kakapo
- kakapoStrigops habroptilus
French strigops kakapo
- strigops kakapoStrigops habroptilus
German Kakapo
- KakapoStrigops habroptilus
Greek κακάπο
- κακάπο (kakápo)Strigops habroptilus
Hungarian kakapó
- kakapóStrigops habroptilus
Italian kakapo, cacapò
- kakapoStrigops habroptilus
- cacapòStrigops habroptilus
Japanese カカポ, 梟鸚鵡
- カカポ (kakapo)Strigops habroptilus
- 梟鸚鵡 (fukurou oumu)Strigops habroptilus
Korean 카카포
- 카카포 (kakapo)Strigops habroptilus
Māori kākāpō
- kākāpōStrigops habroptilus
Persian کاکاپو
- کاکاپوStrigops habroptilus
Polish kakapo
- kakapoStrigops habroptilus
Portuguese cácapo
- cácapoStrigops habroptilus
Russian какапо́, сови́ный попуга́й
- какапо́ (kakapó)Strigops habroptilus
- сови́ный попуга́й (sovínyj popugáj)Strigops habroptilus
Spanish kakapo
- kakapoStrigops habroptilus
Cite this entry
APA
kakapo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kakapo
MLA
“kakapo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kakapo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kakapo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kakapo.
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