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# takahe

noun (a takahe, takahe or takahes)

«takahe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The takahe is a large, flightless bird from New Zealand, with blue-green feathers, a big red beak and red legs. It was thought to be extinct but was found again in 1948 and is now protected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/#m1)

### In the lessons

In New Zealand schools and in science lessons on endangered animals and conservation, the takahe is a famous success story: rangers protect it on islands free of predators like stoats and rats. The name comes from the Māori language. Phrases: «the South Island takahe», «takahe conservation».

### Examples

- The takahe is a big bird that cannot fly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/#x1)
- Takahe live in New Zealand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/#x2)
- People thought the takahe was extinct until 1948. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/#x3)
- We saw a takahe at a wildlife sanctuary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/#x4)
- Rangers protect takahe from stoats and rats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/#x5)
- The takahe has a bright red beak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/#x6)
- Our class made posters about saving the takahe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/#x7)

### Note

A Māori word, often written «takahē» with a macron; pronounced roughly «TAH-kah-heh». Plural is often the same, «takahe». Do not confuse with the pukeko, a smaller relative that can fly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «takahe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/takahe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«takahe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/takahe.html) on Mova free.