poë-bird
poë-bird · poë-birds
Synonym of tuiSynonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
UK/ˈpəʊiːbɜːd/US/ˈpoʊiˌbɝd/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
Origin
Borrowed from Tahitian poe (“pearl”) (a reference to the two tufts of white feathers at thBorrowed from Tahitian poe (“pearl”) (a reference to the two tufts of white feathers at the bird’s throat) + English bird.
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