cahow en · NOUN
Etymology
Imitative of its cry.
Meanings
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An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.
The cahow was known to colonists in Bermuda during the early part of the seventeenth century, and these people relied on it quite heavily for food.
2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 60:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cahows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |