Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amaui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amaui
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extinct species of Hawaiian thrush, formerly having the taxon Phaeornis palmeri but now classified as Myadestes oahuensis.

Example Sentences

"Amaui inhabited the edges of forested areas of the island of Oahu including the dense damp to wet habitats of the ohia-koa forests."
"In regard to a Phaeornis formerly inhabiting Maui Perkins says "I was assured by a native who was familiar with the brids that years ago amaui was abundant in the Iao Valley."
"The 1800s naturalists Bloxam, Andrews, and Dole noted that the original name of the thrushes on all the islands was Amaui and that the different island names were merely corruptions of this—so that the names of the individual species are all phonetically quite similar —we have Kamao on Kauai; Omao on Hawaii; Olomao on Maui, Molokai, and Lanai; and Amaui on Oahu."

Etymology

A corruption of Manu a Maui

Inflected Forms

amauis (plural)

Questions

What does amaui mean?: An extinct species of Hawaiian thrush, formerly having the taxon Phaeornis palmeri but now classified as Myadestes oahuensis.
Where does amaui come from?: A corruption of Manu a Maui

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