o'o
or 'ō·'ō
[ oh-oh ]
/ ˈoʊ oʊ /
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noun, plural o’·os.
any of several species of Hawaiian birds of the extinct genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis (Hawaiian o'o), which had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings. The last surviving species was M. braccatus (Kauai o'o), classified as extinct in 1987.
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Origin of o'o
First recorded in 1885–90; from Hawaiian ʿōʿō
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Other definitions for o'o (2 of 2)
oo-
a combining form meaning “egg,” used in the formation of compound words: oogamous.
Origin of oo-
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British Dictionary definitions for o'o
oo-
o-
combining form
egg or ovumoosperm
Word Origin for oo-
from Greek ōion egg 1
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Medical definitions for o'o
oo-
pref.
Egg; ovum:oogenesis.
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