"takahē" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑkəˌheɪ/, /ˈtɑkəˌhi/ Forms: takahēs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori takahē. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mi|takahē}} Borrowed from Maori takahē Head templates: {{en-noun}} takahē (plural takahēs)
  1. A species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand. Wikipedia link: Takahe Categories (lifeform): Rallids Synonyms: takahe Synonyms (flightless bird species): Porphyrio hochstetteri, mōho, Notornis Derived forms: North Island takahe - Porphyrio mantelli, South Island takahe - Porphyrio hochstetteri Translations (species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand): 巨水雞 (Chinese Mandarin), 巨水鸡 (jùshuǐjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 南秧雞 (Chinese Mandarin), 南秧鸡 (nányāngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 泰卡雞 (Chinese Mandarin), 泰卡鸡 (tàikǎjī) (Chinese Mandarin), takahe [masculine] (Dutch), kaʻahē (Hawaiian), takahē (Maori), така́хе (takáxe) [feminine] (Russian), бескры́лая султа́нка (beskrýlaja sultánka) [masculine] (Russian)

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Alternative forms

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