poë-bird
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tahitian poe (“pearl”) (a reference to the two tufts of white feathers at the bird’s throat)[1] + English bird.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊiːbɜːd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊiˌbɝd/
- Hyphenation: po‧ë-bird
Noun edit
- (obsolete) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”)
- Synonym: poë
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- ^ “† poë, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2006.