flowerpecker

American  

[flou-er-pek-er] / ˈflaʊ ərˌpɛk ər /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of flowerpecker

First recorded in 1880–85; flower + pecker

Example Sentences

This flowerpecker was found only in the moss forest above Tenom, where it was seen numerous times feeding among the epiphytic plants.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.

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

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.