amakihi
noun
ama·ki·hi
ˌä-mä-ˈkē-hē 
plural amakihi or amakihis
: any of several species of small yellowish- to grayish-green birds (genus Hemignathus synonym Viridonia synonym Loxops) that are Hawaiian honeycreepers which have curved bills and long tube-shaped tongues and which feed especially on nectar and insects
We hear the buzzy call of the amakihi, but cannot spot the yellow-green bird.—
Milly Boren, New York Times, 31 May 1988
Milly Boren, New York Times, 31 May 1988Dictionary Entries Near amakihi
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“Amakihi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amakihi. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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