koloa en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian koloa, from Proto-Polynesian *toloa (“duck”).
Meanings
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The Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana.
The Hawaiian duck or koloa (Anas wyvilliana) has never been reduced to anything like the pitiful remnant that once represented its relatives on Laysan.
2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 83:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| koloas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |