apapane

or 'a·pa·pa·ne

[ ah-pah-pah-ney ]

noun

1. a small, deep crimson Hawaiian honeycreeper, Himatione sanguinea, having black wings, tail, and bill.

Word History and Origins

Origin of apapane¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Hawaiian ʿapapane

Example Sentences

Some bird populations on the Big Island, including the apapane and amakihi, have shown signs of resistance to disease.

From Washington Times

He produced a photo of a brilliant red bird — an apapane — and asked if anyone knew its name.

From Washington Times

The forest they were in was a quilt, he explained, stitched together by honeycreepers like the apapane and iiwi as they drank nectar and scattered seeds.

From Washington Times

Immediately, we hear the songs of native apapane, amakihi and i’iwi.

From New York Times

A rat destroying an apapane nest in a hapu’u, a native tree fern, about 10 feet up.

From New York Times