"mamo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪməʊ/ [UK] Forms: mamos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian mamo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|mamo}} Hawaiian mamo Head templates: {{en-noun}} mamo (plural mamos)
  1. Either of two extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Drepanis. Categories (lifeform): True finches

Inflected forms

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