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olomao

olomao noun: myadestes lanaiensis, a small, dark solitaire endemic to parts of the Hawaiian Islands.

Noun

olomao (plural olomaos)

  1. Myadestes lanaiensis, a small, dark solitaire endemic to parts of the Hawaiian Islands.
    • Originally found on Lanai (last seen in 1933), Maui and Molokai, only a few olomaos survive today as endangered species in remote regions of Molokai […]1989, Frederick William Frohawk, Scott Barchard Wilson, Frohawk's Birds of Hawaii, page 52

Forms of olomao

pluralolomaos

Origin of olomao

From Hawaiian olomaʻo.

Questions about olomao

What does olomao mean?
Olomao means myadestes lanaiensis, a small, dark solitaire endemic to parts of the Hawaiian Islands.
What part of speech is olomao?
Olomao is a noun.
What is the plural of olomao?
The plural of olomao is olomaos.

Words near olomao in the dictionary

  1. oloids
  2. ololiuhqui
  3. ololiuqui
  4. ololygmancy
  5. Olom Haba
  6. olomao
  7. olomaos
  8. Olomega
  9. Olomouc
  10. Olomouc cheese
  11. Olomouc District

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