elepaio

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noun

Any of three species of monarch flycatcher in the genus Chasiempis, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

OriginHawaiian ʻelepaio →
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Meanings

nounelepaio (plural elepaios)

plural elepaios

  1. Any of three species of monarch flycatcher in the genus Chasiempis, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

    On these three islands elepaios are our most common native bird.

    1962, Sister Mary St. Lawrence (O.P.), Exploring Nature in Hawaii (book 8, page 16)

Origin

  1. Hawaiianʻelepaio
  2. Englishelepaio

From Hawaiian ʻelepaio.

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APA

elepaio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elepaio

MLA

“elepaio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elepaio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elepaio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elepaio.

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