Mamo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmeɪməʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mamo is a noun meaning Either of two extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Drepanis.
Meaning
Either of two extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Drepanis.
Example Sentences
The plaintive whistle of the Hawai‘i mamo, a shy bird then found only on Hawai‘i Island, was heard only rarely by the mid-1880s, as cattle ranching and plantations altered the forest canopies where this nectar-loving finch once thrived.
In 1907, when a well-known collector named Alanson Bryan realised that he had shot the last three specimens of black mamos, a species of forest bird that had only been discovered the previous decade, he noted that the news filled him with ‘joy’.
Word Forms
- mamos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drepanidid, honeycreeper, kakawahie, akiapolaau, akialoa, akepa.
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