alala

alala (ah-lah-LAH) - n., a brownish crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) native to the island of Hawaii.


Now extinct in the wild, though reintroduction efforts are being made -- surprisingly for a corvid, it did not adapt well to humans (being hunted for rumors of disturbing crops did not help) or other invasive species. This time I don't need to choose a spelling to get a palindromic name. From the Hawaiian name, ʻalalā.


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---L.