HONEYCREEPER

honeycreeper

(noun) small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar

honeycreeper, Hawaiian honeycreeper

(noun) small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

honeycreeper (plural honeycreepers)

Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.

Also applied to the Hawaiian honeycreepers, passerine songbirds of Hawaii.

Source: Wiktionary



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