Lesser-amakihi
noun
1.
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[ah-nee-ah-nee-ou] /ˌɑ niˌɑ niˈaʊ/
noun
1.
a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.
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