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NESTOR NOTABILIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nestor notabilis mean? 

NESTOR NOTABILIS (noun)
  The noun NESTOR NOTABILIS has 1 sense:

1. large brownish-green New Zealand parrotplay

  Familiarity information: NESTOR NOTABILIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NESTOR NOTABILIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

kea; Nestor notabilis

Hypernyms ("Nestor notabilis" is a kind of...):

parrot (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)

Holonyms ("Nestor notabilis" is a member of...):

genus Nestor; Nestor (a genus of Psittacidae)


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