huia

See also: huía and -huia

English
An illustration of a pair of huia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori huia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːjə/

Noun

huia (plural huias or huia)

  1. A wattlebird, Heteralocha acutirostris, endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century.

Maori

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʉiˌa/

Noun

huia

  1. huia
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