olomao

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See also: olomaʻo

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Etymology

From Hawaiian olomaʻo.

Noun

olomao (plural olomaos)

  1. Myadestes lanaiensis, a small, dark solitaire endemic to parts of the Hawaiian Islands.
    • 1989, Frederick William Frohawk, Scott Barchard Wilson, Frohawk's Birds of Hawaii, page 52:
      Originally found on Lanai (last seen in 1933), Maui and Molokai, only a few olomaos survive today as endangered species in remote regions of Molokai []

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