huia

[ hoo-yuh ]

noun
  1. an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.

Origin of huia

1
First recorded in 1835–45, huia is from the Maori word hūia

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huia

/ (ˈhʊɪjə) /


noun
  1. an extinct bird of New Zealand, Heteralocha acutirostris, prized by early Māoris for its distinctive tail feathers

Origin of huia

1
Māori

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