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huia

[hoo-yuh]
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noun
  1. an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
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Origin of huia

First recorded in 1835–45, huia is from the Maori word hūia
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Historical Examples

  • Poor Huia grew into a splendid and talented youth, but was disabled by an accident while diving.

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    Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey

British Dictionary definitions for huia

huia

noun
  1. an extinct bird of New Zealand, Heteralocha acutirostris, prized by early Māoris for its distinctive tail feathers
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Word Origin

Māori
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