iiwi

or 'i·'i·wi

[ ee-ee-wee ]

noun
  1. a Hawaiian honeycreeper, Vestiaria coccinea, having a red body, black wings, and a deeply curved pinkish-red bill.

Origin of iiwi

1
First recorded1885–90; from Hawaiian ʿiʿiwi, derivative of ʿiwi “reddish;” compare earlier eeeeve (1779)
  • Also called scar·let hon·ey·creep·er, scar·let Ha·wai·ian hon·ey·creep·er [skahr-lit huh-wahy-uhn huhn-ee-kree-per, huh-wah-yuhn] /ˈskɑr lɪt həˈwaɪ ən ˈhʌn iˌkri pər, həˈwɑ yən/ .

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