po'ouli

/ˌpoʊ.oʊˈuːli/

noun

Melamprosops phaeosoma, the black-faced honeycreeper, endemic to Hawaii, declared extinct in 2021.

OriginHawaiian poʻo-uli →
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Meanings

nounpo'ouli (plural po'oulis)

plural po'oulis

  1. Melamprosops phaeosoma, the black-faced honeycreeper, endemic to Hawaii, declared extinct in 2021.

Origin

  1. Hawaiianpoʻo-uli
  2. Englishpo'ouli

From Hawaiian poʻo-uli (literally “black-head”).

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APA

po'ouli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/po'ouli

MLA

“po'ouli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/po'ouli. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “po'ouli,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/po'ouli.

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