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Huia

[hoo-yuh] /ˈhu yə/

noun
1.
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
/ˈhʊɪjə/
noun
1.
an extinct bird of New Zealand, Heteralocha acutirostris, prized by early Māoris for its distinctive tail feathers

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