The Collaborative International Dictionary
mountain kaka
Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.] (Zo["o]l.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot ( Nestor meridionalis).
Note: The mountain kaka, or kea ( Nestor notabilis), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage.
Night kaka. (Zo["o]l.) The kakapo.