noun

• A large Atlantic petrel that breeds in Bermuda. It is an endangered species.

  Pterodroma cahow, family Procellariidae

  ‘Bermuda's most famous bird, the Bermuda petrel, or cahow, is a rare but rewarding sight.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘He has taken invasives by the roots and continues the effort to save our indigenous cahows from extinction.’
  • ‘This year the world's last 24 pairs of cahows have produced twelve healthy chicks.’
  • ‘His efforts have been successful and especially notable is the restoration of the extinct cahows.’
  • ‘But by a small miracle, a few pairs of breeding cahows hung for generations on some remote sea cliffs in the Bermuda archipelago.’