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akiapolaau

American  
[ah-kee-ah-poh-lah-ou] / ɑˌki ɑˌpoʊ lɑˈaʊ /
Or 'akiapola'au

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of akiapolaau

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian ʿakiapolaʿau

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