cahow

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noun

An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.

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Bermuda petrel
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Meanings

nouncahow (plural cahows)

plural cahows

  1. An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.

    The cahow was known to colonists in Bermuda during the early part of the seventeenth century, and these people relied on it quite heavily for food.

    2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 60

    Synonyms: Bermuda petrel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.

Similar
Bermuda petrel
Also see
bermuda petrel

Origin

Imitative of its cry.

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cahow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cahow

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cahow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cahow.

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