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kagus

kagus is the plural of kagu.

Meaning of kagu

Noun

kagu (plural kagus)

  1. A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.
    • Therewith hastened the Kagu into the shadowy hall, moving softly and rolling a little in her gait, with her head thrust forward; and a little flurried was she in her bearing as she darted this way and that her large and beautiful eyes, mild and timid, that were like liquid gold heated to redness....1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 33

Questions about kagus

What is kagus the plural of?
Kagus is the plural of kagu.

Words near kagus in the dictionary

  1. Kagues
  2. Kagulumira
  3. kagura
  4. kagurabue
  5. Kagurazaka
  6. kagus
  7. Kagutsuchi
  8. Kaguya
  9. kagwang
  10. kagwangs
  11. Kagyu

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