flowerpecker

[ flou-er-pek-er ]

noun
  1. any of numerous small, arboreal, usually brightly colored oscine birds of the family Dicaeidae, of southeastern Asia and Australia.

Origin of flowerpecker

1
First recorded in 1880–85; flower + pecker

Words Nearby flowerpecker

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How to use flowerpecker in a sentence

  • I observed this flowerpecker once at Quoin Hill, in much-disturbed primary forest, but was unable to secure a specimen.

    Birds from North Borneo | Max C. Thompson
  • Prionichilus maculatus maculatus (Temminck): Yellow-throated flowerpecker.

    Birds from North Borneo | Max C. Thompson
  • I saw this flowerpecker once, in the moss forest above Tenom.

    Birds from North Borneo | Max C. Thompson
  • Prionichilus xanthopygius (Salvadori): Yellow-rumped flowerpecker.

    Birds from North Borneo | Max C. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for flower-pecker

flower-pecker

noun
  1. any small songbird of the family Dicaeidae, of SE Asia and Australasia, typically feeding on nectar, berries, and insects

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