amakihi

American  

[ah-mah-kee-hee] / ˌɑ mɑˈki hi /

Or 'amakihi

noun

• amakihis
  plural

1. a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Hemignathus virens, having mainly olive-green plumage above with a dark mark extending from the eye to the beak.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• amakihis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of amakihi

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian ‘amakihi

Example Sentences

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amakihi amakihis

However, the elepaio, an endangered native bird, lives in the lowland forests, as does the amakihi, an endemic honeycreeper that is not classified as endangered, he noted.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 17, 2016

Elepaio, apapane and amakihi can all be found along the nature trail that starts behind the Kokee Museum.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2011

Chartreuse colored amakihis and bright red apapanes rested on trees, Hawaiian hawks soared through the air, and dragonflies, butterflies and crickets all made the forest their home.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2018