honey eater

or hon·ey·eat·er


noun
  1. any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.

Origin of honey eater

1
First recorded in1725–35

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British Dictionary definitions for honey-eater

honey-eater

/ (ˈhʌnɪˌiːtə) /


noun
  1. any small arboreal songbird of the Australasian family Meliphagidae, having a downward-curving bill and a brushlike tongue specialized for extracting nectar from flowers

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