tui

[ too-ee ]

/ ˈtu i /

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noun

a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.

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Also called parson bird.

Origin of tui

First recorded in 1825–35, tui is from the Maori word tūī

Words nearby tui

tugboat, Tugela, tug-of-love, tug of war, tugrik, tui, Tuileries, tuille, Tuinal, tuition, Tukkie

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How to use tui in a sentence

Soldiers when going to war call on Tui for help, and they like to begin a battle on Tuesday.
Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades|Florence Holbrook
Ut sub anathemate cogam te in regulas servandi corpusculi tui.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Omnem conditionem imperii tui, statumque provinci demonstravit mihi Tratorius.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
A reach of soil near Mburembasanga was reclaimed by order of the former Roko-tui-ndreketi, and planted regularly by his vassals.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson

Roko Tui Tailevu asked that the land should be registered in the name of the tenants subject to his rights as overlord.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for tui

tui

/ (ˈtuːɪ) /

noun plural tuis

a New Zealand honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a glossy bluish-green plumage with white feathers at the throat: it mimics human speech and the songs of other birds

Word Origin for tui

from Māori

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