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What (who) is greater koa-finch - definition

SPECIES OF BIRD
Rhodacanthis palmeri; Greater Koa-Finch; Greater Koa-finch; Greater Koa Finch; Greater koa-finch
  • Illustration by [[John Gerrard Keulemans]]

koa         
  • phyllodes]], greenish rounded flower heads, and seedpods
  • Koai{{okina}}a seedpod, showing the end-to-end arrangement of seeds.
  • A thinly sliced section of wide Hawaiian Koa lumber.
  • Taylor]] [[acoustic guitar]] made of ''Acacia koa'' wood
SPECIES OF PLANT
Koa; Koa wood
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¦ noun a large Hawaiian forest tree yielding dark red wood. [Acacia koa.]
Origin
C19: from Hawaiian.
Scissor-billed koa finch         
The scissor-billed koa finch, (Rhodacanthis forfex) or scissor finch is an extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. Of the four species in the genus Rhodacanthis, the scissor-billed koa finch and the primitive koa finch became extinct before the arrival of the first Europeans to Hawaii in 1778.
Primitive koa finch         
The primitive koa finch (Rhodacanthis litotes) is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. It was endemic to Hawaii.

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Greater koa finch

The greater koa finch (Rhodacanthis palmeri) is an extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. It was endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi.