[kuh-hou] 
| a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct. |
| ca·how (kə-hou') n. An earth-burrowing, nocturnal bird (Pterodroma cahow), once abundant in Bermuda but now nearly extinct, with a hooked black beak, brown and white plumage, and a gray underside. Also called Bermuda petrel. [Imitative of its cry.] |
