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tui^¹

/ˈtʉi/ New Zealand
/ˈtuːi/ US, UK

Rhymes with -uːi

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Borrowed from Māori tūī.

noun tui · tuis

A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. [A]ll was quiet, beautiful, and serene; the only sounds which broke the calm were the wild notes of the tooe (or New Zealand blackbird), the splashing of our own oars, or the occasional flight of a wild duck (or shag), disturbed by our approach.
Similar: mockingbird, parson bird, poë, poë-bird

TUI^²

noun TUIs

abbreviation, initialism, retronym Initialism of text-based user interface or terminal user interface
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of tangible user interface
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of touch user interface

Tui^³

proper noun

A town in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

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noun Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Español	mielero tui
日本語	エリマキミツスイ
中文	圖伊鳥 /图伊鸟 túyīniǎo, 簇胸吸蜜鳥 /簇胸吸蜜鸟 cùxiōngxīmìniǎo
Français	méliphage tui, tui cravate-frisée
Русский	туи tui, новозеландский туи novozelandskij tui, новозеландский туй novozelandskij tuj

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"tui." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tui. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tui. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tui

Chicago

"tui." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tui.

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@misc{tui_2026,
  title = {tui},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tui},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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