kagu
[ kah-goo ]
/ ˈkɑ gu /
noun
a raillike bird, Rhinochetus jubatus, of the island of New Caledonia, having a gray body, black-and-white wings, and a long, shaggy crest: an endangered species.
Origin of kagu
First recorded in 1860–65; < a language of New Caledonia
Words nearby kagu
kagawa,
kagera,
kago,
kagoshima,
kagoul,
kagu,
kahanamoku,
kahawai,
kahawai bird,
kahikatea,
kahikatoa
Example sentences from the Web for kagu
Harry laughed, as he remarked: "I wonder if our women took their hat fashions from the Kagu?"
The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands |Roger Thompson Finlay
British Dictionary definitions for kagu
kagu
/ (ˈkɑːɡuː) /
noun
a crested nocturnal bird, Rhynochetos jubatus, with a red bill and greyish plumage: occurs only in New Caledonia and is nearly extinct: family Rhynochetidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)
Word Origin for kagu
native name in New Caledonia