elepaio
[ el-uh-pahy-oh ]
/ ˌɛl əˈpaɪ oʊ /
noun, plural el·e·pai·os.
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
Origin of elepaio
From the Hawaiian word
ʿelepaio
Words nearby elepaio
elenchus,
elenctic,
elenore,
eleoma,
eleoptene,
elepaio,
elephant,
elephant bird,
elephant butte,
elephant ear,
elephant fish
Example sentences from the Web for elepaio
Elepaio, a small green bird (Chasiempis sandwichensis), p. 125.
Hawaiian Folk Tales |Various