fatu-liva

noun

A fictional bird invented as a hoax in the 1920s, said to lay cubical spotted eggs resembling dice.

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Meanings

nounfatu-liva (plural fatu-livas)

plural fatu-livas

  1. A fictional bird invented as a hoax in the 1920s, said to lay cubical spotted eggs resembling dice.

Origin

Perhaps named from the island of Fatu Hiva, which means "strange rock" in the Marquesan language.

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fatu-liva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatu-liva

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fatu-liva,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatu-liva.

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