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Noun
1. aviator; flying ace; birdman
Wikipedia definition
2. Tangata manuThe Tangata manu (bird-man), was the winner of a traditional competition on Rapa Nui. The ritual was an annual competition to collect the first Sooty Tern (manu tara) egg of the season from the islet of Motu Nui, swim back to Rapa Nui and climb the sea cliff of Rano Kau to the clifftop village of Orongo.
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