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ʻaʻo

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Newell's puffin or shearwater (Puffinus puffinis newelli), said to be the only sea bird endemic to Hawaiʻi, and to breed only in Hawaiʻi; glossy black above, white beneath; endangered.

  • Examples:
    • Hoʻokahi nō hua a ka ʻaʻo, the ʻaʻo lays but a single egg [said of an only child].
  • Related:
    • Also: liʻo.

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ʻaʻo

/ ā'ō / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., The bird (Himatione sanguinea). See akakane, and apane.

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ʻaʻo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Newellʻs shearwater (Puffinus puffinus newelli). This bird is in danger of extinction. Also called Newellʻs puffin.

ʻaʻo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

the names of many Hawaiian birds come from their peculiar cries.

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