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.
honeyeater
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a variation of
honey eater.
Example Sentences
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Koalas, microbats and honeyeater birds are among the 23 threatened species living in a nature reserve she says is under threat from Yancoal's Moolarben mine, which wants to add another 30 million tonnes of coal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Also on the schedule for the day: three eagles, two carpet pythons, a blue-faced honeyeater, a short-eared brushtail possum and, Dr. Pyne said, “a whole heap of koalas.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
A species of honeyeater bird was rediscovered, and a new species of land-dwelling shrimp was identified.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
These included Mayr's honeyeater, a bird lost to science since 2008; an entirely new genus of tree-dwelling shrimp; countless new species of insects; and a previously unknown cave system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
Four of those species – the leadbeater’s possum, swift parrot, western ringtail possum and regent honeyeater – are among the 20 bird and 20 mammal species most likely to become extinct within 20 years.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2019
