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po'ouli

/ˌpoʊ.oʊˈuːli/

po'ouli noun: melamprosops phaeosoma, the black-faced honeycreeper, endemic to Hawaii, declared extinct in 2021.

Noun

po'ouli (plural po'oulis)

  1. Melamprosops phaeosoma, the black-faced honeycreeper, endemic to Hawaii, declared extinct in 2021.

Forms of po'ouli

pluralpo'oulis

Origin of po'ouli

From Hawaiian poʻo-uli (literally “black-head”).

Questions about po'ouli

What does po'ouli mean?
Po'ouli means melamprosops phaeosoma, the black-faced honeycreeper, endemic to Hawaii, declared extinct in 2021.
What part of speech is po'ouli?
Po'ouli is a noun.
How do you pronounce po'ouli?
Po'ouli is pronounced /ˌpoʊ.oʊˈuːli/.
What is the plural of po'ouli?
The plural of po'ouli is po'oulis.

Words near po'ouli in the dictionary

  1. po' boy bread
  2. po' boys
  3. po'boy
  4. po'boys
  5. po'd
  6. po'ouli
  7. po'oulis
  8. Po-ao
  9. Po-chou
  10. po-face
  11. po-faced

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