Laysan

American  

[lahy-sahn] / ˈlaɪ sɑn /

noun

1. an islet of Hawaii, in the Leeward Islands, NW of Niihau.

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Example Sentences

Worried about how well Laysan parents would care for the imported eggs, the team repeated the journey across the Pacific in February with 12 1-month-old, fluffy black-footed chicks.

From Science Magazine

VanderWerf’s team had already successfully relocated black-footed and Laysan albatrosses’ eggs and chicks from Midway to Oahu, a higher island in Hawaii.

From Science Magazine

Meanwhile, on Guadalupe, Hernández Montoya’s team had been monitoring a growing native colony of Laysan albatrosses, keeping it safe from remaining feral cats on a fenced-off, predator-free peninsula.

From Science Magazine

After a 4-hour all-terrain vehicle ride and a 30-minute hike to the island’s southern tip, they met their foster parents: experienced Laysan albatross pairs whose eggs had not been fertilized or had broken.

From Science Magazine

Some of the most dominant birds Lehua Island include red-footed boobies and Laysan albatross.

From Washington Times