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Webster 1913 Edition


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o′o

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Noun.
[Hawaiian.]
(Zool.)
Any of several beautiful birds of the genus
Moho
, including the extinct
Moho nobilis
. They are
honey-eaters
native to the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also
yellow-tufted honeysucker
.