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Kapu vs Kagu - What's the difference?

kapu | kagu |

As nouns the difference between kapu and kagu

is that kapu is taboo, especially in hawaiian contexts while kagu is cuckoo (bird).

kapu

English

Noun

(kapu)
  • Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 43:
    • The operation of taboos – or kapu – kept society ordered, quite cruelly on occasion.
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    kagu

    English

    (wikipedia kagu) (Rhynochetos jubatus)

    Alternative forms

    * cagou

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus , the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.