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noun
The takahe, Porphyrio mantelli, a flightless rail native to New Zealand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: takahe, Notornis mantelli
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rail
History
From translingual Notornis (“a genus name”), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).
