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Noun: tui  too-ee
  1. A songbird native to New Zealand (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), known for its glossy blue-green plumage, distinctive white throat tuft, and melodious call; culturally significant to the Māori people
    "We heard the beautiful song of a tui in the forest"

Derived forms: tuis

Encyclopedia: Tui, John