Etymology

huia

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Today it means: A wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century. Full definition →

Māori huia
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromhuia
  2. Māori · borrowed fromhuia
  3. English todayhuia

Borrowed from Māori huia.

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