SINCE 1828
mamo
noun
ma·mo
| \ˈmä(ˌ)mō\
plural -s
Definition of mamo
: 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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