mamo

noun

ma·​mo

ˈmä(ˌ)mō

plural -s

: any of several black Hawaiian honeycreepers that constitute a genus (Drepanis) of the family Drepanididae, are distinguished by yellow feathers above and below the tail which were used in choice featherwork, and are now wholly extinct

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Hawaiian

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