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cahow

American  
[kuh-hau] / kəˈhaʊ /

noun

  1. a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct.


Etymology

Origin of cahow

First recorded in 1605–15; imitative


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Yet the cahow is still considered one of the rarest seabirds in the world.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2021

By protecting the cahow, Madeiros also hopes to educate locals about their exceptional national bird.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2021

Eldermire is collaborating with Madeiros to get the word out about the cahow.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2021

The situation with the Manx shearwater in the west may therefore strike a parallel with that of the Cahow Pterodroma cahow in the east.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 10, 2013

The Bermuda cahow, a rare marine bird supposedly doomed by pesticides flushed into the ocean, is apparently staging a comeback.

From Time Magazine Archive

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