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cahow

noun ca·how \kə-ˈha\

Definition of CAHOW

:  a dark-colored petrel (Pterodroma cahow) formerly abundant in Bermuda but now nearly extinct
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Origin of CAHOW

imitative
First Known Use: 1615

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