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tui in British English
(ˈtuːɪ)
nounWord forms: plural tuis
a New Zealand honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a glossy bluish-green plumage with white feathers at the throat: it mimics human speech and the songs of other birds
Word origin
from Māoritui in American English
(ˈtui)
noun
a greenish-blue New Zealand honeyeater (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), with white feathers under the throat: it can mimic human speech
Word origin
Maori tūīImage oftui
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