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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the honey-suckers, Oreomyza flammed, Eeculiar to the Sandwich Islands, which inhabits the island of Molokai.
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The kakawahie is most likely extinct, and the olomau has been extirpated from Maui and Lanai.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The kakawahie is most likely extinct, and the olomau has been extirpated from Maui and Lanai.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
reesetee commented on the word kakawahie
Also called the Molokai Creeper; an extinct velvety-red species of finch once endemic to the Hawaiian island of Molokai. Easy to find because of its bright color and its flight (flitting from tree to tree hastily searching for its next meal), it went extinct sometime in 1963.
December 7, 2007