takahe
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of takahe
First recorded in 1850–55, takahe is from the Maori word takahē
Example Sentences
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The takahe breed only once a year, raising one to two chicks, and live up to 18 years in the wild and 22 years in sanctuaries.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023
Waitaa and Bendigo join an existing pair of takahe already released at North Island's Zealandia sanctuary, which is ringed by a predator-exclusion fence.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023
Due to predators, takahe were thought extinct at the end of the 19th Century but a small number were found in 1948.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023
At last Dr. Orbell saw what looked like a takahe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rallidae present the very noteworthy woodhens, Ocydromus, and the takahe, Notornis, which is almost extinct.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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