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huia

/ˈhuːjə/

huia noun: a wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century.

huia: a wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since...
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Noun

huia (plural huias or huia)

  1. A wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century.
    • Other birds, such as the emblematically distinctive huia and the laughing owl, followed soon after.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 185

Forms of huia

pluralhuias
pluralhuia

Origin of huia

Borrowed from Māori huia.

Questions about huia

What does huia mean?
Huia means a wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century.
What part of speech is huia?
Huia is a noun.
How do you pronounce huia?
Huia is pronounced /ˈhuːjə/.
What is the plural of huia?
The plural of huia is huias.

Words near huia in the dictionary

  1. huhus
  2. hui
  3. Hui'an
  4. Hui-lung
  5. Hui-ning
  6. huia
  7. Huian
  8. huias
  9. Huichol
  10. Huicholes
  11. Huichols

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