manuma

noun

ma·​nu·​ma

¦mänəˈmä

plural -s

: a bright-colored fruit pigeon (Ptilinopus perousii) of Samoa and the Fiji islands

Word History

Etymology

Samoan manumâ, from manu bird + mâ shame

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