kea

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/ˈkiːə//ˈkeɪə//kɪə/

noun

Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

Similar
mountain parrotNestor notabilis
Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

kea1

nounkea (plural keas or kea)

plural keas

  1. Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

    Synonyms: mountain parrot

Kea2

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish south of Truro, west Cornwall, England, named after Saint Kea (OS grid ref SW8142).
proper noun

alternative Keos · alternative Tzia

  1. One of the Cyclades situated in front of Sunium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge brownish-green New Zealand parrot

Similar
Nestor notabilis
Broader

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Origin

kea · noun

  1. Māorikea
  2. Māorikea
  3. Englishkea

Borrowed from Māori kea.

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Kea · proper noun, proper noun

  1. GreekΚέα
  2. EnglishKea

From Greek Κέα (Kéa).

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Translations

Dutch kea
  • keaNestor notabilis
Finnish kea
  • keaNestor notabilis
French kéa
  • kéaNestor notabilis
German Kea
  • KeaNestor notabilis
Italian kea
  • keaNestor notabilis
Māori kea
  • keaNestor notabilis
Polish kea, nestor kea
  • keaNestor notabilis
  • nestor keaNestor notabilis
  • Kieaisland
Russian ке́а
  • ке́а (kéa)Nestor notabilis
Turkish kea
  • keaNestor notabilis

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

kea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kea

MLA

“kea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kea.

Source: kea on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.