A subspecies of baboon, Papio cynocephalus kindae, primarily found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania.
"The researcher noted that the local population belonged to the rare subspecies of baboon known as kinda."
In plain English: Kinda is not actually a noun; it's just an informal way of saying somewhat or pretty much when you aren't sure about something.
"I don't have anything kinda on my desk right now, just some papers and pens."
Usage: Kinda is a specific noun referring to a rare subspecies of baboon native to Central Africa. Do not confuse this scientific term with its common spoken contraction meaning "sort of."
kind of; somewhat
"I was kinda tired after running all day."
Contraction of kind of.
"It's kinda cold in here today."
Yes in some respects but no in other respects.
"The movie was kinda good, though I felt it dragged significantly in the second act."
Kinda is simply a shortened written version of the phrase "kind of." It entered common usage as people began dropping the final syllable when speaking quickly and then recording that casual pronunciation in text.