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Chatham rail

Chatham rail noun: cabalus modestus, an extinct flightless bird of the family Rallidae, endemic to the Chatham archipelago of New Zealand.

Noun

Chatham rail (plural Chatham rails)

  1. Cabalus modestus, an extinct flightless bird of the family Rallidae, endemic to the Chatham archipelago of New Zealand.

Forms of Chatham rail

pluralChatham rails

Questions about Chatham rail

What does Chatham rail mean?
Chatham rail means cabalus modestus, an extinct flightless bird of the family Rallidae, endemic to the Chatham archipelago of New Zealand.
What part of speech is Chatham rail?
Chatham rail is a noun.
What is the plural of Chatham rail?
The plural of Chatham rail is Chatham rails.

Words near Chatham rail in the dictionary

  1. Chatham Islands
  2. Chatham Islands penguin
  3. Chatham Islands penguins
  4. Chatham Islands Time
  5. Chatham Port
  6. Chatham rail
  7. Chatham rails
  8. Chatham Valley
  9. Chatham-Kent
  10. Chathamite
  11. Chathamites

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