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takahē

1. (noun) South Island takahē, notornis, Porphyrio hochstetteri - rare, flightless endemic bird that looks like a large pūkeko with a greenish back. Lives in tussock grasslands of Fiordland.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 108;)

See also moho

Synonyms: tokohea, takahea, moho

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