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elepaio

or ··貹·

[ el-uh-pahy-oh ]

noun

plural elepaios.
  1. a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of elepaio1

First recorded in 1855–60; from Hawaiian ʿ貹

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