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• honey eater
  honey eater

  noun

  any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
• honey-eater
  honey-eater

  noun

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

honey eater

American  

Or honeyeater

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.

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honey-eater British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of honey eater

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

It is also a honey eater; and roams about in quest of the hives of the indigenous bees.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William