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flowerpecker

[ flou-er-pek-er ]
/ ˈflaʊ ərˌpɛk ər /

noun

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

Words nearby flowerpecker

flowering tobacco, flowering wintergreen, flowerless, flowerlet, flowerlike, flowerpecker, flowerpot, flowers, flowers of sulfur, flowers of sulphur, flowers of tan

Origin of flowerpecker

First recorded in 1880–85; flower + pecker
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for flowerpecker

  • 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

  • I saw this flowerpecker once, in the moss forest above Tenom.

    Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson