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| ta·ka·he [ tkə h ] (plural ta·ka·hes) |
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flightless New Zealand bird: an endangered flightless bird of the gallinule family with a large red beak and sturdy legs. It was thought to be extinct until rediscovered in1948. Native to: Fiordland area of New Zealand. Latin name Notornis mantelli, Porphyrio mantelli.
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