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mamos

mamos is the plural of mamo.

Meaning of mamo

Noun

mamo (plural mamos)

  1. Either of two extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Drepanis.
    • In 1907, when a well-known collector named Alanson Bryan realised that he had shot the last three specimens of black mamos, a species of forest bird that had only been discovered the previous decade, he noted that the news filled him with ‘joy’.2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, published 2003, page 421

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Proper noun capitalized: Mamos

Mamos

  1. (plural) plural of Mamo

Questions about mamos

What is mamos the plural of?
Mamos is the plural of mamo.
What part of speech is mamos?
Mamos is a proper noun.

Words near mamos in the dictionary

  1. mamoolee
  2. mamools
  3. mamooties
  4. mamooty
  5. Mamoré
  6. mamos
  7. mamoties
  8. mamotties
  9. mamotty
  10. mamoty
  11. Mamou

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