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takahe

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ta·ka·he  (t-kä, t-k)
n.
An almost extinct flightless bird (Notornis mantelli) of New Zealand, having a large red bill and brightly colored green and blue plumage.
[Maori takah.]
takahe [ˈtɑːkəˌhiː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a very rare flightless New Zealand rail, Notornis mantelli
[from Maori, of imitative origin]
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Noun1.takahe - flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinulestakahe - flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
notornis, Notornis mantelli
rail - any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
genus Notornis - a genus of Rallidae
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