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kagu

[ kah-goo ]
/ ˈkɑ gu /
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noun
a raillike bird, Rhinochetus jubatus, of the island of New Caledonia, having a gray body, black-and-white wings, and a long, shaggy crest: an endangered species.
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Origin of kagu

First recorded in 1860–65; < a language of New Caledonia

Words nearby kagu

Kagawa, Kagera, kago, Kagoshima, kagoul, kagu, Kahanamoku, kahawai, kahawai bird, kahikatea, kahikatoa
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British Dictionary definitions for kagu

kagu
/ (ˈkɑːɡuː) /
noun
a crested nocturnal bird, Rhynochetos jubatus, with a red bill and greyish plumage: occurs only in New Caledonia and is nearly extinct: family Rhynochetidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)

Word Origin for kagu

native name in New Caledonia
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