taiko

plural taikos

1. Musical instrumentsA category of Japanese wooden drums of different shapes, sizes, and purposes.
2. entertainmentA performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko).
3. governmentA traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day

plural taikos

1. The Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae).

   The taiko, a gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands near to New Zealand, was well known to islanders during the nineteenth century, being used by them as a food resource.

   2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 61