amakihi

American  

[ah-mah-kee-hee] / ˌɑ mɑˈki hi /

Or 'amakihi

noun

plural

amakihis

1. a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Hemignathus virens, having mainly olive-green plumage above with a dark mark extending from the eye to the beak.

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Etymology

Origin of amakihi

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian ‘amakihi

Example Sentences

However, the elepaio, an endangered native bird, lives in the lowland forests, as does the amakihi, an endemic honeycreeper that is not classified as endangered, he noted.

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2016

Elepaio, apapane and amakihi can all be found along the nature trail that starts behind the Kokee Museum.

From New York Times • May 13, 2011