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/keuh how"/, n.a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct. Also called Bermuda petrel.[1605-15; imit.]
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Cahow — [englisch kə həʊ] der, s/ s, Bermudasturmvogel, Pterodroma cahow [ kə həʊ], kleiner, bis 30 cm langer Sturmvogel, galt bis 1951 als ausgestorben … Universal-Lexikon
cahow — [kə hou′] n. a nearly extinct, dark colored petrel (Pterodroma cahow) of Bermuda … English World dictionary
Cahow — Bermuda Sturmvogel Bermuda Sturmvogel (Pterodroma cahow) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
cahow — noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1615 a dark colored petrel (Pterodroma cahow) formerly abundant in Bermuda but now nearly extinct … New Collegiate Dictionary
cahow — noun An endangered burrowing, nocturnal bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel … Wiktionary
cahow — ca•how [[t]kəˈhaʊ[/t]] n. orn a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda • Etymology: 1605–15; imit … From formal English to slang
cahow — ca·how … English syllables
cahow — … Useful english dictionary
Pterodroma cahow — Pétrel des Bermudes … Wikipédia en Français
Pterodroma cahow — Bermuda Sturmvogel Bermuda Sturmvogel (Pterodroma cahow) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
