mamo
noun
ma·mo
\ˈmä(ˌ)mō\
Definition of mamo
-s
: any of several black Hawaiian honeycreepers that constitute a genus (Drepanis) of the family Drepanididae, are distinguished by yellow feathers above and below the tail which were used in choice featherwork, and are now wholly extinct
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Origin and Etymology of mamo
Hawaiian
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