(n.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).
Example Sentences:
(1) 75 min: Real Madrid substitution: Angel Di Maria off, Ricky Kaka on.
(2) It was sent into the box and Jaap Stam's free header went towards Kaka at the far post.
(3) 3.37pm BST Kakaddendum: "Just wanted to let you know that Kaka actually does have a World Cup winners medal," reports Ricky Barnhart.
(4) #NED An even more amazing stat is that Van Bommel hasn't been booked once during this World Cup - in the space of a couple of minutes against Brazil he could have seen yellows for tripping Kaka, I think, and blatantly clipping Lucio.
(5) He said information yielded by Ya'ari's detention has led to the arrests of two women: Haj Kaka, who he said was a spy who also procured arms for the extremists, and Hafsat Bako, described as a paymaster.
(7) Anyway, Kaka 's return to Milan will undoubtedly the story of the day on the peninsula, though there are still some potentially interesting deals in the works, as Juventus field enquiries for Fabio Quagliarella and Roma do the same for Marco Borriello .
(8) 8.59pm BST 57 min: Real subs: Coentrao and Higuain off, Kaka and Benzema on.
(9) Then the ball squirts out to Kaka at the edge of the area.
(10) Kaka in particular is a personal friend of da Silva, and has spoken of his desire to play in the USA, though at one point the presence of his younger brother Digao on the New York Red Bulls line up, and the fact Kaka owned an apartment in the city, had caused speculation he may in fact be on his way there.
(11) Kaka has also been linked with LA Galaxy, at the time when David Beckham was confirmed as being on his way from that club — indeed his former Real Madrid team mate used one of his farewell press conferences at the Galaxy to talk up Kaka as a possible prospect for the Galaxy.
(12) There had been some suggestions that the Rossoneri - despite having already sold Kevin Prince Boateng - might need to raise cash to cover Kaka's wages.
(13) Last week Orlando had claimed to be in advanced negotiations with Kaká, but for many Orlando fans, whose team are the current champions of US Soccer’s official third tier, USL Pro, the deal only felt real Kaka touched down in Orlando on Monday night.
(14) Former World Player of the Year Kaka and Robinho, the one-time phenom who inspired Pele to stop a training session and tell the then teenager he reminded him of himself, would certainly fit the bill, and help satisfy some of the 214,369 people who “liked” Orlando City’s Brazilian Facebook page within two months of it being set up.
(15) ET21: Shimmying down the left, Kaka tries to muscle his way around the the back of the Bayern Munich defence.
(16) Teams: Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos, Felipe Melo, Silva, Elano, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano.
(17) And here's Paolo Bandini : "You may or may not be interested to know that Kaka to Milan is pretty much official now.
(18) The long MLS courtship of Kaka has been one of the league’s worst kept secrets, but little movement had been expected before the World Cup.
(19) The headline team news consisted of Matija Nastasic being preferred to Joleon Lescott in central defence for a debut to remember, and for Real, Michael Essien beating Mesut Ozil, Luka Modric and Kaka to a place in Mourinho's 4-3-2-1 formation that had Ronaldo marauding from the left.
(20) Real 1-0 Dortmund (Benzema 83') (agg 2-4) Fine play by Kaka before Ozil pings in a cross from right and Benzema stabs home from close range.
Parrot
Definition:
(n.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
(n.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.
(v. t.) To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
(v. i.) To chatter like a parrot.
Example Sentences:
(1) Apert-Crouzon syndrome (formerly ACS type 2; 10130) is now considered a subset of autosomal dominant Apert acrocephalosyndactyly type 1 (10120), with features of craniosynostoisis, syndactyly of all extremities, maxillary hypoplasia, "parrot-beaked" nose, hypertelorism, exophthalmos, external strabismus, and short upper lip.
(2) And then, proving that in the celebrity world of self-abasement there really is no such thing as "bottoming out", Shane started tweeting Ping Pong, otherwise known as Elizabeth Hurley's parrot Why has Australia not staged an intervention?
(3) Parrot Mini Drone The Parrot AR Drone strunk and with wheels on.
(4) Four species of sandflies: Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus Newstead, Sergentomyia minuta (Rondani), Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti Parrot and Phlebotomus (Larroussius) ariasi Tonnoir, were collected, by aspiration and light traps, from three dog kennels and an area of high prevalence of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in the Algarve, Portugal.
(5) Currently existing as an extension to Facebook Messenger in the US, M uses a combination of artificial intelligence and human aid to do whatever it gets asked, from giving directions to your friend’s house, to ordering a parrot to go to a friend’s office.
(6) Consider their peerless dead parrot sketch which, in many people's memories, ends when Cleese does his huge rant, and Palin grudgingly offers to replace the bird.
(7) Hymenolepis macrorchida (Kotlan, 1921), a cestode of New Guinea parrots, possessing a small number (3 to 4) of testicles, belonging to the family Hymenolepididae to which it has been assigned for more than half of the century, is transferred to the family Davaineidae and designated as Idiogenoides macrorchida (Kotlan, 1921) comb.
(8) Wild parrots, waterfowl and migratory waders appear to present a minimal threat.
(9) A group of 39 strains isolated from pigeons, parakeets, parrots, sheep, goats, cats, guinea-pigs, mice and humans were immunotyped by a one-way or two-way cross-reaction micro-immunofluorescence test.
(10) The parrot from Tennessee was treated for a plugged naris and anorexia before the S. enteritidis infection was discovered.
(11) The cockatoos appear to represent an ancient lineage within the parrots.
(12) A few years later, Davies had his own ramshackle premises; in 2011, Tangled Parrot was named Wales's best independent record shop, just as he was expanding the business to include the Parrot Music Bar and Café .
(13) This study describes the case of a patient who developed symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis on exposure to budgerigars and parrots.
(14) Kotsenburg, who was cheered home by team-mates chanting "Yoo-Ess-A", beat his more strongly fancied Canadian rivals McMorris and Max Parrot with a series of jumps and grabs that included one of his own invention – the "holy krale".
(15) Coccidiosis was seen only in the small intestines of the finch (Poephila gouldiae gouldiae), African Grey Parrot, Rainbow lory (Trichoglossus haematodus), Indian Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis) and peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis).
(16) Some signs breathed – there were cats in baskets, rats and parrots in cages, vultures tethered to wine shacks, and so on, often with bells around their necks.
(17) James is establishing a standard, and he is doing so in a manner that underscores he is a student of political change, not just a parrot of its vernacular.
(18) Vertebrate groups whose relationships are especially likely to be illuminated include parrots, pigeons, bats, pinnipeds, mammalian carnivores, frogs, and rodents.
(19) To demonstrate that chicks from vaccinated hens are protected from PBFD virus challenge, 3 African grey parrot chicks and 2 umbrella cockatoo chicks from vaccinated hens and 1 African grey parrot chick and 1 umbrella cockatoo chick from nonvaccinated hens were exposed to purified PBFD virus.
(20) Rick Wilson, a prominent Republican consultant, said the lawyer’s comments – just the latest party line from a man described as “Trump’s pit bull” – represented a campaign that was parroting his hyperbole.