poë-bird

See also: poë bird and poebird

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tahitian poe (“pearl”) (a reference to the two tufts of white feathers at the bird’s throat)[1] + English bird.

Pronunciation

Noun

poë-bird (plural poë-birds)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”).
    Synonym: poë

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ “† poë, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2006.
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