takahē
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See also: takahe
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Noun
takahē (plural takahēs)
- A species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand.
Synonyms
- (flightless bird species): Porphyrio hochstetteri, mōho, Notornis
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Translations
species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand
Maori
Etymology
From takahi (“to trample”); from Proto-Polynesian *taka-fi (“to tread on, to trample”) (compare with Hawaiian keʻehi (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”), Tahitian taʻahi, Tongan takahi (“to scratch”)).[1][2]
Noun
takahē
- takahē, species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand.