honeycreeper (redirected from honeycreepers)

hon·ey·creep·er  (hn-krpr)

n.

1. Any of various small, often brightly colored tropical American birds of the family Coerebidae, having a curved bill adapted for sucking nectar from flowers.

2. Any of several birds of the family Drepanididae of Hawaii, similar to the mainland honeycreepers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	honeycreeper - small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands Hawaiian honeycreeper finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Drepanididae, family Drepanididae - Hawaiian honeycreepers mamo - black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct
	2.	honeycreeper - small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Coerebidae, Dacninae, family Coerebidae, family Dacninae - the honeycreepers banana quit - any of several honeycreepers