Cahows

/ˈkeɪhaʊz/ noun

Definition

Plural of cahow; multiple Bermuda petrels or instances of their distinctive cry.

Etymology

Simple plural form of cahow, the onomatopoetic name for Bermuda's endemic seabird species. Maintains the same phonetic origins as the singular form.

Kelly Says

When conservationists were trying to save cahows from extinction, they used recordings of the birds' calls to attract them back to nesting sites—a technique called 'acoustic attraction' that's now standard in endangered bird conservation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካ浩ስ
kaˈhoːs
ARالعربية
كاهوز
kaˈhoːz
BNবাংলা
কাহোস
kaˈhoʊs
CACatalà
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
CSČeština
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
DADansk
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
DEDeutsch
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
ELΕλληνικά
καχόους
kaˈhoʊs
ESEspañol
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
FAفارسی
کاهوس
kāˈhoʊs
FISuomi
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
FRFrançais
cahows
kaˈoʊs
GUGU
કાહોસ
kāˈhoːs
HAHA
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
HEעברית
קא豪ס
kaˈhoʊs
HIहिन्दी
काहॉस
kāhɔːs
HUMagyar
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
IDBahasa Indonesia
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
IGIG
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
ITItaliano
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
JA日本語
カホーズ
kahoːzu
KKKK
кауосы
kaˈhoʊsy
KMKM
កាហោស
kaˈhoʊs
KO한국어
카호즈
kahoju
MRMR
काहॉस
kāhɔːs
MSBahasa Melayu
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
MYမြန်မာ
ကာဟော့စ
kaˈhoʊs
NLNederlands
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
NONorsk
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
PAPA
ਕਾਹੋਸ
kāˈhoʊs
PLPolski
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
PTPortuguês
cahows
kaˈoʊs
RORomână
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
RUРусский
кахоусы
kaˈxoʊsy
SVSvenska
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
SWKiswahili
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
TAதமிழ்
காஹோஸ்
kāˈhoːs
TEతెలుగు
కాహోస్
kāˈhoːs
THไทย
คาโฮส
khaː hɔːs
TLTL
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
TRTürkçe
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
UKУкраїнська
кахови
kaˈhoʊvi
URاردو
کائہوس
kāˈhoʊs
VITiếng Việt
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
YOYO
cahows
kaˈhoʊs
ZH中文
卡豪斯
kǎ háo sī
ZUZU
cahows
kaˈhoʊs

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