huia

[ hoo-yuh ]
/ ˈhu yə /

noun

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

Words nearby huia

huh, Hu Han-min, Huhehot, huhu, hui, huia, Huidobro, Huila, huipil, huisache, Hui Tsung
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Example sentences from the Web for huia

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

    Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey

British Dictionary definitions for huia

huia
/ (ˈhʊɪjə) /

noun

an extinct bird of New Zealand, Heteralocha acutirostris, prized by early Māoris for its distinctive tail feathers

Word Origin for huia

Māori
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