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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
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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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