kiakia
Bingham
kíakia
n. name of a bird.
vi. to throng about, to pour forth with fullness as an odor.
to scatter in fright as a school of fish when attacked.
to scatter in fright as a school of fish when attacked.
Sabatier
Goo & Banner
kiakia
sn. Sterna sumatrana sumatrana.
n. <bird> black naped tern (This small tern is easily distinguished by the black band around the head above the eyes and extending down the nape. Except for the mantle and upper wings, which are a very pale grey, most of the... s white. The primary wing feathers often have dark grey or blackish tips; The bill and feet are black, and the webs also black. The crown is white. Young birds in immature plumage have somewhat darker mottled coloring.) (aa).
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