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ooaa

/ˈoʊˌoʊˌɑːˌɑː/

ooaa noun: any member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.

Noun

ooaa

  1. Any member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.
    • Only the ooaa still lives in the forests of Hawaii, feeding on insects and some nectar.1985, Graham Bateman, Songbirds, page 102
    • The strongest contenders [for rarest bird][…]must be the Ooaa (Moho braccatus) of Kauai, Hawaii, which was down to a single pair in 1980[…]1986, Norris McWhirter, Guinness Book of World Records 1986, page 75

Forms of ooaa

alternative formo-o-a-a
alternative formo-o-aa

Origin of ooaa

From Hawaiian ʻōʻōʻāʻā.

Questions about ooaa

What does ooaa mean?
Ooaa means any member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.
What part of speech is ooaa?
Ooaa is a noun.
How do you pronounce ooaa?
Ooaa is pronounced /ˈoʊˌoʊˌɑːˌɑː/.

Words near ooaa in the dictionary

  1. oo oo aa aa
  2. oo-
  3. oo-er
  4. oo-la-la
  5. OOA
  6. ooaa
  7. OOAD
  8. OOAK
  9. OOAKs
  10. OOAs
  11. OOB

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