cahow

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ca·how

C0019700 (kə-hou′)n. See Bermuda petrel.
[Imitative of its cry.]

cahow

(kəˈhaʊ) n (Animals) a rare nocturnal Atlantic seabird, Pterodroma cahow, with brown and white plumage, formerly thought to be extinct[C17: imitative of its call]

ca•how

(kəˈhaʊ)

n. a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda. [1605–15; imitative]