akiapolaau
[ ah-kee-ah-poh-lah-ou ]
/ ɑˌki ɑˌpoʊ lɑˈaʊ /
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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 theHawaiian word ʿakiapolaʿau
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