anianiau

[ah-nee-ah-nee-ou]

noun

a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.

Origin of anianiau

From the Hawaiian word ʿanianiau

Also called lesser amakihi.

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