flowerpecker

[ flou-er-pek-er ]

/ ˈflaʊ ərˌpɛk ər /

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noun

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

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Origin of flowerpecker

First recorded in 1880–85; flower + pecker

Words nearby flowerpecker

flowerless, flowerlet, flowerlike, flower-of-an-hour, flower-of-Jove, flowerpecker, flower people, flowerpot, flower power, flowers, flowers of sulfur

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 flowerpecker

flower-pecker

noun

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

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