elepaio

or 'el·e·pai·o

[ el-uh-pahy-oh ]

noun,plural el·e·pai·os.
  1. a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.

Origin of elepaio

1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Hawaiian ʿelepaio

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