TAKAHE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules

Synonyms:

notornis; Notornis mantelli; takahe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("takahe" is a kind of...):

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)

Holonyms ("takahe" is a member of...):

genus Notornis (a genus of Rallidae)

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