poë-bird

短语

发音

UK /ˈpəʊiːbɜːd/
US /ˈpoʊiˌbɝd/

词形变化

poë-birds 复数

别名

poë bird poebird

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    废旧

词源

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

来源：wiktionary