piopio
/ˈpiːəʊˌpiːəʊ/noun
An olive-brown thrush-like songbird, Turnagra capensis, which formerly occurred in New Zealand but was probably extinct by the mid 20th cent.
- The piopio is of uncertain taxonomic position and has been variously placed in the families Turnagridae, Pachycephalidae, and Paradisaeidae..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in New Zealand Journal. From Maori piopio.
- protoplasmal
- protoplasmatic
- protoplasmic
- protoplasmically
- protoplast
- protoplot
- protopod
- protopodite
- protopodium
- protopop
- protopope
- protoporcelain
- protoporphyria
- protoporphyrin
- proto-presbyter
- Protopterus
- proto-punk
- protopyramid
- proto-rebel
- protorosaur
- protorosaurian
- Protorosaurus
- protosalt
- protoscientific
- protoscientist