kagu

American  

[kah-goo] / ˈkɑ gu /

noun

1. a raillike bird, Rhinochetus jubatus, of the island of New Caledonia, having a gray body, black-and-white wings, and a long, shaggy crest: an endangered species.

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kagu British  

/ ˈkɑːɡuː /

noun

1. a crested nocturnal bird, Rhynochetos jubatus, with a red bill and greyish plumage: occurs only in New Caledonia and is nearly extinct: family Rhynochetidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of kagu

First recorded in 1860–65; < a language of New Caledonia