Definition of huia in English:

huia

noun ˈhuːɪəˈho͞oyə

An extinct New Zealand wattlebird with glossy black plumage, the female having a much longer and more curved bill than the male. The tail feathers were formerly prized by Maoris, and the last huia was seen in 1907.
异喙垂耳鸦
Heteralocha acutirostris, family Callaeidae
Example sentencesExamples
- No one will ever again see a living huia, or a piopio.
- Their real-life counterparts the huia, the bush wren, the grayling - the list goes on - were driven out of their natural habitats, exposed to predators or hunted to extinction, often wantonly.
- It is believed Smith was the last person to have seen the now-extinct huia, whose tail feathers were used by Maori chiefs as a symbol of their mana.
- But since the huia was extinct, I had to search for years for another species that would enable me to investigate that hypothesis.
- Ornithologists and naturalists, including the renowned nineteenth-century illustrator John Gould, originally classified male and female huias as two different species.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Maori, imitative of its cry.

Definition of huia in US English:

huia

nounˈho͞oyə

An extinct New Zealand wattlebird with glossy black plumage, the female having a much longer and more curved bill than the male. The tail feathers were formerly prized by Maoris, and the last huia was seen in 1907.
异喙垂耳鸦
Heteralocha acutirostris, family Callaeidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Ornithologists and naturalists, including the renowned nineteenth-century illustrator John Gould, originally classified male and female huias as two different species.
- It is believed Smith was the last person to have seen the now-extinct huia, whose tail feathers were used by Maori chiefs as a symbol of their mana.
- But since the huia was extinct, I had to search for years for another species that would enable me to investigate that hypothesis.
- Their real-life counterparts the huia, the bush wren, the grayling - the list goes on - were driven out of their natural habitats, exposed to predators or hunted to extinction, often wantonly.
- No one will ever again see a living huia, or a piopio.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Maori, imitative of its cry.

单词	huia
释义	Definition of huia in English: huia noun ˈhuːɪəˈho͞oyə An extinct New Zealand wattlebird with glossy black plumage, the female having a much longer and more curved bill than the male. The tail feathers were formerly prized by Maoris, and the last huia was seen in 1907. 异喙垂耳鸦 Heteralocha acutirostris, family Callaeidae Example sentencesExamples No one will ever again see a living huia, or a piopio. Their real-life counterparts the huia, the bush wren, the grayling - the list goes on - were driven out of their natural habitats, exposed to predators or hunted to extinction, often wantonly. It is believed Smith was the last person to have seen the now-extinct huia, whose tail feathers were used by Maori chiefs as a symbol of their mana. But since the huia was extinct, I had to search for years for another species that would enable me to investigate that hypothesis. Ornithologists and naturalists, including the renowned nineteenth-century illustrator John Gould, originally classified male and female huias as two different species. Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori, imitative of its cry. Definition of huia in US English: huia nounˈho͞oyə An extinct New Zealand wattlebird with glossy black plumage, the female having a much longer and more curved bill than the male. The tail feathers were formerly prized by Maoris, and the last huia was seen in 1907. 异喙垂耳鸦 Heteralocha acutirostris, family Callaeidae Example sentencesExamples Ornithologists and naturalists, including the renowned nineteenth-century illustrator John Gould, originally classified male and female huias as two different species. It is believed Smith was the last person to have seen the now-extinct huia, whose tail feathers were used by Maori chiefs as a symbol of their mana. But since the huia was extinct, I had to search for years for another species that would enable me to investigate that hypothesis. Their real-life counterparts the huia, the bush wren, the grayling - the list goes on - were driven out of their natural habitats, exposed to predators or hunted to extinction, often wantonly. No one will ever again see a living huia, or a piopio. Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori, imitative of its cry.
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