What does "tui" mean?

A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand.

What is a synonym for "tui"?

Common synonyms include: mockingbird, parson bird, parson bird, poë, poë-bird.

Tui

//ˈtʉi// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand.
"[A]ll was quiet, beautiful, and serene; the only sounds which broke the calm were the wild notes of the tooe (or New Zealand blackbird), the splashing of our own oars, or the occasional flight of a wild duck (or shag), disturbed by our approach."
2
Initialism of text-based user interface or terminal user interface. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, retronym
3
Initialism of tangible user interface. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4
Initialism of touch user interface. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Proper Noun

1
A town in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

Synonyms

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mockingbird parson bird parson bird poë poë-bird

Antonyms

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gui

Example

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"[A]ll was quiet, beautiful, and serene; the only sounds which broke the calm were the wild notes of the tooe (or New Zealand blackbird), the splashing of our own oars, or the occasional flight of a wild duck (or shag), disturbed by our approach."

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori tūī.

Related phrases

new zealand

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