elepaio
or 'el·e·pai·o
[ el-uh-pahy-oh ]
noun,plural el·e·pai·os.
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
1First recorded in 1855–60; from Hawaiian ʿelepaio
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How to use elepaio in a sentence
elepaio, a small green bird (Chasiempis sandwichensis), p. 125.
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