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noun
Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: poë, tui
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Tahitian poe (“pearl”) (a reference to the two tufts of white feathers at the bird’s throat) + English bird.
