Chatham rail

noun

Cabalus modestus, an extinct flightless bird of the family Rallidae, endemic to the Chatham archipelago of New Zealand.

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Meanings

nounChatham rail (plural Chatham rails)

plural Chatham rails

  1. Cabalus modestus, an extinct flightless bird of the family Rallidae, endemic to the Chatham archipelago of New Zealand.
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