Laysan
[ lahy-sahn ]
noun
an islet of Hawaii, in the Leeward Islands, NW of Niihau.
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How to use Laysan in a sentence
Ever since 1891 the bird life on Laysan has been regarded as one of the wonders of the bird world.
Our Vanishing Wild Life | William T. HornadayLaysan Island is two miles long by one and one-half miles broad, and at times it has been literally covered with birds.
Our Vanishing Wild Life | William T. HornadayBut the work of the Evil Genius of Laysan did not stop with the slaughter of three hundred thousand birds.
Our Vanishing Wild Life | William T. HornadayAt last, however, a tentacle of the feather-trade octopus reached out to Laysan.
Our Vanishing Wild Life | William T. Hornaday
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