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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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
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
The other wild populations are in Fiordland's Murchison Mountains and in Kahurangi National Park, where takahe were first released in 2018.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023
That was the last; for 50 years the takahe was officially extinct.
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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