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kea

/ˈkiːə/

kea noun: nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

kea: nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand
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Noun

kea (plural keas or kea)

  1. Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.
    Synonyms:
    mountain parrot

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Kea

Kea

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

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Kea

Kea

  1. One of the Cyclades situated in front of Sunium

kea meaning in Tamil

kea in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of kea

Forms of kea

Noun
pluralkeas
pluralkea
Proper noun
alternative formKeos
alternative formTzia

Plural of kea: keas or kea

Origin of kea

Borrowed from Māori kea.

From Greek Κέα (Kéa).

Phrases with kea

Words that rhyme with kea

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Questions about kea

What does kea mean?
Kea means nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.
What is kea in Tamil?
Kea in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Kea meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kea?
Kea can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kea?
Kea is pronounced /ˈkiːə/.
What is the plural of kea?
The plural of kea is keas.

Words near kea in the dictionary

  1. KdVS
  2. KE
  3. ke belakang pusing
  4. ke-belakang pusing
  5. ke-mo sah-bee
  6. kea
  7. Keadby
  8. Keadby with Althorpe
  9. Keady
  10. Keadys
  11. Keagan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kea (page history and authors); Kea (page history and authors); kea (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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