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cahow
[ kuh-hou ]
noun
- a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct.
Word History and Origins
Origin of cahow1
Example Sentences
Thanks to people keeping an eye on the live feed, researchers learned about a flatworm that invaded a cahow nest one year.
Because the Cahow Recovery Program has been such a success, conservationists around the world are implementing similar programs to save a variety of birds.
Over the past two decades, Madeiros has dedicated his career to conserving the Bermuda cahow—the archipelago’s national bird, which doesn’t exist anywhere else on the planet.
Historical records show that the Spanish mistook the harsh cries of the cahow for demons and the souls of shipwrecked sailors, and this kept them from settling the island.
However, they brought with them hogs that preyed on the cahow.
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