huia
noun
hu·​ia
| \ ˈhüyə\
variants:
or less commonly huia bird
plural -s
Definition of huia
: a bird (Neomorpha acutirostris or Heteralocha acutirostris) related to the starlings, confined to a small region in the mountains of New Zealand, and having black white-tipped tail feathers prized by Maori chiefs and worn as insignia of rank
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