huia

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See also: huía and -huia

English[edit]

An illustration of a pair of huia.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Maori huia.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

huia (plural huias or huia)

  1. A wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century.

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English huia, from Maori huia.

Noun[edit]

huia m (plural huia's)

  1. The huia, †Heteralocha acutirostris

Further reading[edit]

Maori[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

huia

  1. huia