mamo
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
mamo (plural mamos)
- Either of two extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 421:
- 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’.
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 76:
- The plaintive whistle of the Hawai‘i mamo, a shy bird then found only on Hawai‘i Island, was heard only rarely by the mid-1880s, as cattle ranching and plantations altered the forest canopies where this nectar-loving finch once thrived.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 421:
Anagrams
Amaimon
Noun
mamo
Further reading
- Pat Lillie, Amaimon Organised Phonology Data (2001)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
mamo
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Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mamo (accusative singular mamon, plural mamoj, accusative plural mamojn)
Derived terms
- mamektomio (“mastectomy, mammectomy”)
- mamnutri, mamsuĉigi (“to breastfeed, nurse”)
- mamnutristino (“wet nurse”)
- mampinto (“nipple”)
- mamsuĉi (“to suckle”)
- mamulo (“mammal”)
- mamzono (“bra”)
Galician
Verb
mamo
Ido
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mamo (plural mami)
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
Akin to mammolo.
Pronunciation
Noun
mamo m (plural mami)
- (theater) A comedic character type representing a young boy who is inexperienced and naive, and yet wishes to come off as clever and experienced.
References
- mamo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
mamo
Portuguese
Verb
mamo
Spanish
Pronunciation
Verb
mamo
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