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nūkea

/ nū.kea / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Same as ʻalae kea.

2. vs., White-beaked, as the nūkea bird; white around the mouth or snout, as an aging animal.

  • Examples:
    • ʻO ka lani ka hiapo kama kapu, ka hānau mua i Hawaiʻi, ka ʻīlio nūkea ma ka lani (chant), the chief is a sacred first-born one, the first born in Hawaiʻi, the white-mouthed dog in the heavens [probably clouds indicative of a chief].

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NU-KE-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. White, as the white billed alae. NOTE.—The alae is of two varieties, the white bill and the red bill. Muku, keokeo, alae nukea.

Nukea (nŭ'-ke'a), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Contraction of nuku, mouth, and kea, white.]

1. White, as the white billed alae. (The alae is of two varieties, the white bill and the red bill)

2. Coated white.

nūkea

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

White billed ʻalae kea or Hawaiian coot (Fulica americana alai). A pond and marsh dweller distinguished by its white frontal knob.

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