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tui (to̵̅o̅′ē)

noun

a greenish-blue New Zealand honeyeater (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), with white feathers under the throat: it can mimic human speech

Etymology: Maori tūī

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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