Tui

Quick meaning: Tui is a noun meaning A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand.

Meaning

A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand.

Example Sentences

Mr. Charles Enderby showed us a New Zealand Tui, or parson-bird, in a glass case, which he had kept alive in England for two years.

But it was the Tui Marina end that lingers in the memory. It was haunted by tuis, great insolent Carusos, who would half throw a note and then break off in the middle in sheer delight at their own marvellousness or in sudden greed.

[A]ll was quiet, beautiful, and serene; the only sounds which broke the calm were the wild notes of the tooe (or New Zealand blackbird), the splashing of our own oars, or the occasional flight of a wild duck (or shag), disturbed by our approach.

The most frequently visible of these feathered denizens of the forest is the Tui (Prostemadera novæ Zelandiæ), called 'the parson' by Captain [James] Cook, in consequence of its having two white feathers in the lower part of its neck resembling bands. In colour and shape it is very like the kingfisher, and its melodious notes present great variety.

Word Forms

• tuis

Synonyms for tui

Depending on context, synonyms include mockingbird.

Related Words

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