akiapolaau

[ ah-kee-ah-poh-lah-ou ]
/ ɑˌki ɑˌpoʊ lɑˈaʊ /

noun

a rare yellow Hawaiian honeycreeper, Hemignathus munroi, having a long slender down-curved upper bill and a short straight lower bill.

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Origin of akiapolaau

From the Hawaiian word ʿakiapolaʿau

Words nearby akiapolaau

akhenaten, akhetaton, akhisar, akhmatova, akhnaton, akiapolaau, akiba ben joseph, akihito, akil, akimbo, akimiski island
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