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anianiau

American  
[ah-nee-ah-nee-ou] / ˌɑ niˌɑ niˈaʊ /
Or 'anianiau

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of anianiau

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian ʿanianiau

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Next he alerted me to a lemon yellow anianiau on a tree branch above us.

From New York Times May 13, 2011

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