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  • noun The tui

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the likeness of its tuft of white neck feathers to a clerical collar.]

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  • Nickname for Tui. Also see poë (thanks, she).

    February 22, 2009

  • What happened to she, anyway? Haven't seen her around for a while.

    February 22, 2009

  • Just posted on my Bird Nicknames list. :-)

    February 22, 2009

  • If you're saying she just now posted there, you must be misreading '6 months'. she hasn't been around for four months now.

    February 22, 2009

  • You're absolutely right. I didn't even read that--must have missed the comment when it was first posted.

    February 23, 2009