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amaui

amaui noun: an extinct species of Hawaiian thrush, formerly having the taxon Phaeornis palmeri but now classified as Myadestes oahuensis.

Noun

amaui (plural amauis)

  1. An extinct species of Hawaiian thrush, formerly having the taxon Phaeornis palmeri but now classified as Myadestes oahuensis.
    • Amaui inhabited the edges of forested areas of the island of Oahu including the dense damp to wet habitats of the ohia-koa forests.1997, Walton Beacham, World Wildlife Fund Guide to Extinct Species of Modern Times, page 158
    • In regard to a Phaeornis formerly inhabiting Maui Perkins says "I was assured by a native who was familiar with the brids that years ago amaui was abundant in the Iao Valley.2012, George C. Munro, Birds of Hawaii

Forms of amaui

pluralamauis

Origin of amaui

A corruption of Manu a Maui

Questions about amaui

What does amaui mean?
Amaui means an extinct species of Hawaiian thrush, formerly having the taxon Phaeornis palmeri but now classified as Myadestes oahuensis.
What part of speech is amaui?
Amaui is a noun.
What is the plural of amaui?
The plural of amaui is amauis.

Words near amaui in the dictionary

  1. amatungulas
  2. amature
  3. amatuximab
  4. Amatuzio
  5. Amatuzios
  6. amaui
  7. amauis
  8. amaumau
  9. amaurobiid
  10. amaurobiids
  11. amaurobioid

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