ooaa

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/ˈoʊˌoʊˌɑːˌɑː//ˌoʊˌoʊˈɑːˌɑː/

noun

Any member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.

OriginHawaiian ʻōʻōʻāʻā →
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Meanings

noun

alternative o-o-a-a · alternative o-o-aa

  1. Any member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.

    Only the ooaa still lives in the forests of Hawaii, feeding on insects and some nectar.

    1985, Graham Bateman, Songbirds, page 102
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    The strongest contenders [for rarest bird][…]must be the Ooaa (Moho braccatus) of Kauai, Hawaii, which was down to a single pair in 1980[…]

    1986, Norris McWhirter, Guinness Book of World Records 1986, page 75

Origin

  1. Hawaiianʻōʻōʻāʻā
  2. Englishooaa

From Hawaiian ʻōʻōʻāʻā.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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