anianiau
[ ah-nee-ah-nee-ou ]
/ ˌɑ niˌɑ niˈaʊ /
noun
a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.
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Also called lesser amakihi.
Origin of anianiau
From the Hawaiian word ʿanianiau
Words nearby anianiau
anhydro-, anhydrous, ani, aniakchak, aniakchak crater, anianiau, anicca, anicetus, aniconic, aniconism, anicteric virus hepatitis
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